Two-time Olympic and World 1500m champion Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon has reiterated the importance of a good support system in the wake of reaching her new milestone on the track.

Married to 2012 London Olympics 800m bronze medallist Timothy Kiptum, together they have a daughter Alyn, who celebrated her fourth birthday last month.

“Behind all the flare and glitter is a good support system, support is the most underrated thing in sports yet we don’t talk about it much,” she revealed while adding that after becoming the first female athlete to win two Olympics and a similar number of world titles, her next target is the 1,500m world record.

Kipyegon said she was looking forward to seeing her daughter Alyn and husband Kitum after her successful mission abroad. She continued: “They have sacrificed a lot for me to perform well alongside my coach Patrick Sang and my management, Global Sports.”

The celebrated athlete returned to the country to a heroic reception on Thursday night, promising to successfully hunt down the one thing that doesn’t have in her trophy cabinet – the world record.

To receive Kipyegon at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport amidst song and dance were Athletics Kenya Chief Administrative Officer Susan Kamau, Deputy Director of Sports Jackson Indakwa, friends and family members.

“First, I want to thank you all for turning up late to welcome me. I wasn’t expecting this. I feel humbled and loved,” Kipyegon said.

 Moving forward, she said that she targets the world record of 3:51.07 currently held by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba.

“I don’t know when but I will definitely try to lower that mark, maybe sooner than expected,” mildly pointing to her next race. The 28-year-old said her next race is the Monaco Diamond League on August 10 where she intends to improve her personal best,”she stated.

“It’s a fast track and I hope to run well. I am really looking forward to race in Monaco for the second time.”

She further rallied Kenyans to support her colleagues who are yet to compete in Oregon.

”I was running under immense pressure since we had not won any gold medal. More so, I was the best in the field and losing would have been painful and heartbreaking,” Kipyegon stated adding that it has not been easy for Team Kenya who had issues with visa issuance and having to travel without physiotherapists.

 “It has not been easy but we can only keep our fingers crossed as we pray for them. I am confident we shall claim gold medals in men’s and women’s 800m and 5,000m among other races,”