Kenya will be represented by six athletes, 3 men and 3 women, at the 20th World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo, Japan, between 13th and 21st September.
The women’s trio consists of triple world record holder and double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet, 10 km world record holder Agnes Jebet Ngetich and reigning African Games champion Janeth Jepng’etich.
Janeth Jepng’etich
She is the fastest of the three members in team Kenya this season, also boasting of a world-leading time of 30:27.02, which she posted during the trials for the World Championships in July at the Ulinzi Sports Complex.
Currently ranked 25th in the 25-lap race, the 27-year-old will target her 1st medal at the global stage after claiming gold at the 2024 All African Games in Ghana.
Agnes Jebet Ng’etich
Ranked 10th in the world in 10,000m, the 24-year-old is the 2nd fastest in the world with a 30:27.38.
She is the current record holder in the 10 km (28:46) and has been sensational, and she returns to the global championship for a 2nd time after finishing 6th in Budapest 2 years ago in her debut.
Ng’etich finished 2nd during the national trials.
Beatrice Chebet
She has been in a scintillating form since last year when she won gold medals in both 5,000 m and 10,000 m in last summer’s Olympics in Paris.
The 24-year-old has 4 world records to her name: 5000m (13:58.06), 10,000 m (28:54.14), 5 km women-only (14:13) and 5 km mixed (13:54).
She finished 3rd during the Kenyan trials behind Janeth and Agnes.
Chebet is the 3rd fastest at 30:27.52 in the world this year and ranked 1st in the world over 10,000m.
The final for the 10,000m race is scheduled for Day 1 on Saturday, 13th September, at 3:30pm Kenyan time.
Kenya will be hunting its 5th gold medal over the distance and 1st in 10 years after Sally Barsosio (1997), Linet Masai (2009), and Vivian Cheruiyot (2011, 2015).
