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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Kenya Police: Kenya |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | She was named the 2016 Female Athlete of the Year by Athletics Kenya. (nation.co.ke, 31 Dec 2016) She was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards. (ibtimes.com, 07 Feb 2012) She was named the 2011 Africa Female Athlete of the Year by the Union of African Women Sports Reporters [UFRESA]. (aipsmedia.com, 04 Apr 2012) She was named the 2011 Sports Personality of the Year in Kenya. (voanews.com, 15 Dec 2011) In 2009 she received the Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya. (IAAF, 20 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She got involved in athletics in 1996. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Police Officer |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Pocket Rocket, Kadogo [Swahili for small]. (standardmedia.co.ke, 29 Aug 2015; nation.co.ke, 30 Jul 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "As long as I work hard in training I know I will race well." (iaaf.org, 13 Feb 2012) |
| Other information | CAREER BREAK AND RETURN She took a break from the sport after competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London so that she could start a family with her husband Moses Kiplagat. Her son Allan was born in October 2013 and she returned to training in June 2014. She went on to win a gold medal in the 10,000m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, her first major international competition after her return to running. (elephantsport.myblog.arts.ac.uk, 11 Feb 2016; standardmedia.co.ke, 29 Aug 2015) OCCUPATION She has worked as a police investigator as part of the Criminal Investigations Department [CID] in Kenya. (standardmedia.co.ke, 16 May 2020, 29 Aug 2015) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Husband Moses Kiplagat, son Allan [2013] |
| Languages | English, Swahili |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I noticed I had the talent to run. I found motivation within myself to do it." |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Nairobi, KEN |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | A tendon injury forced her to miss the 2019 Berlin Marathon in Germany. (xinhuanet.com, 20 Sep 2019) |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo2020.org, 03 Oct 2020) |