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Olympics-bound Jepchirchir says she has come a long way

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Athletics - World Athletics Half Marathon Championships - Gdynia, Poland - October 17, 2020, Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir celebrates on the podium with her medal and cheque after winning gold and breaking the women-only world record. [REUTERS/Rafal Oleksiewicz]

Two-time world half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is longing to even do better than before when the Olympic Games women’s marathon gets underway in Tokyo, Japan, in July.

Jepchirchir, the women-only world 21km record holder, says she is hopeful of winning a medal at the Olympics.

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