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Cynthia Chepkirui
Kenyan runner (born 2008) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cynthia Chepkirui (born 4 September 2008) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross county runner.[1]
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Career
From Nairobi,[2] she trained at the Lemotit Training Camp under coach Paul Kemei.[3] In December 2024, she won the 2024 Chepsaita cross country under-20 race.[4]
In February 2025, Chepkirui was the winner of the 4th edition of the Sirikwa Classic U20 Cross Country championships in Eldoret.[5] She placed fourth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Kip Keino Classic in 15:24.30.[6] In June 2025, Chepkirui won the 5000 metres in 15:37.83 at the Athletics Kenya age-group national trials in Nakuru County ahead of the Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) championships in Nigeria.[3][7] At the African U18 Championships the following month, she won the 3000 metres gold medal in 9:26.35.[8]
She won the under-20 6km women's race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Eldoret on 25 October 2025.[9][10] She was subsequently selected to represent Kenya at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in the United States.[11] On 8 November, she won the women's 6km race at the Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, finishing ahead of compatriot Sheila Jebet.[12][13]
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