Chepkirui won last year’s Nagoya Women’s Marathon in 2:20:40 ahead of Japan’s Sayaka Sato and Bahrain’s Eunice Chumba.
MoreKipyegon receives a third consecutive nomination after winning a record-breaking fourth world 1500m title.
MoreKosgei ran the seventh-fastest time in history and the second-quickest performance of her career to regain a title she claimed in 2021.
MoreKenya’s Agnes Ngetich and John Korir claimed convincing victories at the Sirikwa Classic Cross Country
MoreEliud Kipchoge is one of the eight bearers who will carry the Olympic Flag into the San Siro Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony on 6 February.
MoreKenya’s former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei tops the entry list with the PB of 2:14:04 she set in Chicago in 2019.
MoreSharon Lokedi, who won in Boston last year with a course record of 2:17:22, will be back to defend her title.
MoreFor decades, the World Cross Country Championships were shaped by a near-unchallengeable duopoly. Kenya and Ethiopia didn’t simply dominate; they defined what success looked like
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