How Janeth Jepkosgei is giving back to community

Kenya's Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei, second from right, crosses the finish line ahead of Russia's Ekaterina Kostetskaya, left, USA's Alysia Johnson Montano, second from left, and Britain's Marilyn Okoro in a Women's 800m qualification heat at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Nicknamed ‘Eldoret Express’, Janeth Jepkosgei initially wanted to be a nurse and help her community but in the end, she picked up athletics and once again she did not initially get what she wanted as she settled on the 800m because there was no 400m Hurdles race at a national trial which was her specialty.

As they say, that is now history as Jepkosgei went all the way to be a world champion in 800m at the World Championships in Osaka, but now she wants to give back to the community that shaped her running career by nurturing the next generation of stars after failing to serve them as a nurse.