Kenya: Why Olympic Champ Jepchirchir Couldn't Turn Down Chance to Represent Kenya in Latvia

Three-time world half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir says she could not resist the chance to compete at last weekend's World Road Running Championships in Riga due to her loyalty and love for the country.

The 2022 Boston Marathon champion clocked a course record of 1:07:25 to collect her third world half marathon title, following on from her triumph in Cardiff and Gdynia . "New York City marathon is not the kind of race to break the world record. It is a difficult course so we are simply going there to win and not to break records. It is going to take some time to set a new world record because even the previous record took some time before it was broken," she said.

"I know it is not easy...the field is quite strong but for me I am going to try my best. From here now I am going to prepare for New York and then what happens afterwards, only God knows. I know that next year is the Paris Olympics and my prayer and hope is to defend my title...I know it is not going to be easy," Jepchirchir, who finished third in this year's London Marathon, said.

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