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| Faith Kipyegon and Lupita Nyong’o. |
Faith Kipyegon concluded her season with a dominant victory at Athlos NYC meet on Friday, September 26. The Kenyan won the women’s 1500m in front of a loud and packed Icahn Stadium in New York City. Among the spectators were American-based Kenyan actor Lupita Nyong’o, who was cheering on her competition during the race. Faith Kipyegon won her last race of 2024 in front of Lupita Nyong’o. Kipyegon entered the race looking to end her season on a high after bagging her third Olympic gold medal last month. The race was slow, and she clocked 4:04.79 to win ahead of perennial challenger Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia, who finished second in 4:05.58.
Kenya’s Susan Ejore-Sanders was third in 4:06.25, per Prime Time Timing. Lupita Nyong’o cheeers on Kipyegon Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o shared a video of her on the sidelines cheering at the top of her lungs. After Kipyegon and other athletes in the 1500m passed, the Academy Award winner pulled off a dance to celebrate. “Proud hype woman for women in sports. Shout out to my country woman @faithkipyegon 🇰🇪 who won the crown at the @athlos event. 💥 Thank you, @alexisohanian for the invite to the making of history 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿!” Nyong’o wrote on her Instagram. Serena Williams’ husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is the brainchild of the women’s only track event.
Other celebrities at the event included Game of Thrones star Nathalie Emmanuel, rapper Flavor Flav, television producer Shonda Rhimes, and former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin. What Faith Kipyegon earned in 2024 TUKO.co.ke earlier broke down Faith Kipyegon’s earnings in 2024 after her comfortable win at Athlos NYC. With her wins at Athlos NYC, the Paris Olympics and the Diamond League, the Kenyan superstar pocketed approximately Ksh30 million this season.
by Edwin Kiplagat