Kenyan athletes Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet have been awarded the Academy of Achievement awards in the United States having gained recognition.
Faith has been the current world record holder for the 1,500 metres and former world recorder holder for the 5,000 metres.
Beatrice Chebet has been the third woman in history as the world record holder for 10,000 metres and gold medallist at the 2024 summer Olympics.
He applauded them during the dinner of the golden plate awards ceremony at the Lincoln Centre in New York on September 22nd 2024.
Ruto helped award them by presenting the medal to them.
The two athletes looked beautiful and were dressed in elegant dresses as they received the awards.
The head of state therefore congratulated them for the award.
The extra ordinary honour is a solid tribute to your hardwork, talent and dedication to athletics. No doubt, it will inspire upcoming athletics and help shape our county’s sport
Ruto said as he still congratulated them.
Academy of achievement is a nonprofit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest-achieving people in different fields and gives them opportunity to meet one another.
It was founded by Blaine Reynolds, an acclaimed photographer.
It brings leaders together with promising graduate students for mentorship.
