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Faith Kipeygon and Hellen Obiri are among the mothers who have done well in the sport.
In ancient history, celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.
In modern precedent, Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”
Without a doubt, motherhood is something to be cherished, and we have seen many super moms light up the sports arena over the years across the globe.
Kenya, too, boasts many such super mothers who have done their country proud at the highest level, and here are the four inspiring super moms who have made the country proud in the sports field.
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08:40 - 06.05.2023
ATHLETICS Faith Kipyegon sets ambitious goal after successfully opening her season in Doha
The double world champion destroyed a strong field to win the women's 1,500m in 3:58.57.
1) Faith Kipyegon
Also known as Mother Stronger, the two-time world, and Olympic champion is a mother to a beautiful girl, Alyn Kitum, whom she gave birth to in 2018.
After her maternity leave, she went to compete at the 2019 World Championships where she displayed a brilliant show to settle for second place behind Sifan Hassan.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Kipyegon became only the third athlete to retain an Olympic title after becoming a mother.
2) Vivian Cheruiyot
The four-time world 5000m champion, also known as the Pocket Rocket, is a mother to two children, Allan Kiprono who she gave birth to in 2013, and Jebiwott whom she begot in 2021.
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12:30 - 07.05.2023
ATHLETICS Hellen Obiri eyeing her first Olympic gold at next year's Paris Olympics
This year started on a high for her as she opened her season with back-to-back wins at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon and the New York City Half Marathon.
After giving birth to her first child Cheruiyot came back with a bang winning the 2015 World Championships 10,000m gold medal in Beijing, China.
Cheruiyot won 5000m gold and 10000m silver medals at the 2016 London Olympic Games. Cheruiyot also registered a first and second-place finish at the 2018 and 2019 London marathon editions respectively.
3) Peres Jepchirchir
The 2021 New York City Marathon champion gave birth to her daughter, Natalia in 2017. 13 months after giving birth, she bagged the Lisbon Half Marathon title.
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08:14 - 22.04.2023
ATHLETICS Peres Jepchirchir eyeing world record in London Marathon
The Kenyan will be lining up as the third fastest in the field with a personal best time of 2:17:16.
The 2021 Boston Marathon champion smashed the women’s only half-marathon world record at the 2020 World Championships staged in Poland.
At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games, Jepchirchir led her compatriot Brigid Kosgei to a 1-2 podium-place finish.
4) Hellen Obiri
The newly-crowned Boston Marathon champion begot her daughter Tania who was born by cesarean section in May 2015. After her maternity leave, she came back and comfortably won her first race at the 2016 Kenya Defense Forces championships.
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19:20 - 17.04.2023
ATHLETICS Helen Obiri notches first marathon victory in Boston
Her 2:21:38 record is the fourth-fastest winning time in history.
She went on to clinch consecutive 5000m titles at the 2017 and 2019 World championships. Obiri added the 2019 World Cross Country Championships title to her trophy-laden cabinet.
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