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2022 world U20 1500m champion Reynold Cheruiyot is now specializing in the Kipkeino Classic after rising as a winner within the Sirikwa Classic on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in Eldoret.
Cheruiyot gained the senior males’s 2km race in 6:01, beating Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech (6:02) and Frankline Kimutai Kosgei (6:04), who completed second and third, respectively.
The star says his physique is now responding properly and is prepared for what he has on schedule subsequent.
“My body is responding well to training. So far, I am happy. From here, I will do one weekend meet and then focus on the Kipkeino Classic,” he stated as quoted by World Athletics.
Meanwhile, Agnes Ng’etich and Daniel Ebenyo took the ladies’s and males’s titles on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold assembly that was held on the Lobo village.
Ng’etich shines
Ng’etich accomplished the 10km race in 32:42, greater than a minute forward of her subsequent rival.
She made an early break and opened up a niche of 10 seconds on Faith Kipyegon on the primary lap, and by the second loop, the hole grew to twenty seconds and 42 seconds after the third, as per data out there by World Athletics.
With Ng’etich proving unbeatable, Kipyegon withdrew.
African 10,000m champion Janeth Chepng’etich completed second in 33:52 forward of Miriam Chebet, who ran 34:09.
Ebenyo, the world 10,000m silver medallist, waited till the ultimate three kilometres to tug forward of the main pack and finally emerged because the winner.
He crossed the end line in 29:57 forward of Gideon Ronoh (30:07) and Nicholas Kipkorir (30:15).
Elsewhere, nationwide champion Purity Chepkwony repeated one other nice run within the senior girls’s 2km, profitable in 6:46 forward of African 800m silver medallist Lilian Odira (6:47) and Daisilah Bor (6:48).
Cynthia Chepkurui and Kelvin Kiprop Biwott gained the U20 titles.