Double Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon said she is looking forward to a bright summer in Paris, where she will chase two gold medals, after winning the 1500 metres and 5000 metres at the Kenyan Olympics Trials in Nairobi.

Despite not competing since September’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, the 30-year-old secured her ticket in both distances for the Paris Olympics with a season’s best performance.

A day after winning the 5000 metres in 14:46.28, the Rio and Tokyo Games 1500 metres champion demonstrated her mastery of the distance on Saturday, setting the track ablaze with a record time of 3:53.98, the fastest time ever in the women’s 1500 metres in Kenya.

“I am looking forward to a bright summer (at the Games),” Kipyegon, who also holds the world record for 1500 metres, said after the race.

“It was my plan to see and execute what’s possible today. I wanted to run 3:55, but it was surprisingly 3:53. I’m excited to be back on the track and executing this way. It was my plan to run a faster 1500 metres than the 5000 metres yesterday, I am grateful I made both teams and won both races.”

The athletics competition at the Paris Olympics will take place from August 1-11 at the Stade de France.

• A Reuters report