22/07/2025
🇰🇪 Kenya's Preliminary Team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships – Tokyo
Pending official confirmation from Athletics Kenya (AK)
🔥 A few athletes mentioned among other disciplines.
🏃♂️ Men's Marathon
Headlining: Vincent Ngetich
Also selected: Erick Kiplangat Sang, Kennedy Kimutai
Reserve: Hillary Kipkoech
🏃♂️ 1500m (Men)
Phanuel Koech 🇰🇪 secures a ticket to Tokyo
He joins Timothy Cheruiyot (defending champion – wildcard) and Reynold Cheruiyot
🏃♂️ 3000m Steeplechase (Men)
🥇 Edmund Serem
🥈 Simon Koech
🥉 Abraham Kibiwot
🏃♀️ 3000m Steeplechase (Women)
🥇 Faith Cherotich 🇰🇪
🥈 Doris Lemngole
🥉 Pamela Kosgei
Top 2 qualify automatically
🏃♀️ 1500m (Women)
Nelly Chepchirchir and Susan Ejore finish 1st and 2nd to earn Tokyo tickets
Faith Kipyegon, the defending champion, qualifies with a wildcard ♠️
🏃♀️ 10,000m (Women)
🥇 Janeth Chepngetich – 30:32.02
🥈 Agnes Ngetich – 30:27.38
🥉 Beatrice Chebet – 30:27.52
🏃♀️ 5000m & 10,000m (Women)
Agnes Ngetich and Beatrice Chebet will double in both events
🏃♂️ 5000m (Men)
🥇 Cornelius Kemboi – 13:38.46
🥈 Mathew Kipchumba – 13:38.87
🥉 Kelvin Kiplagat – 13:39.13
🏃♂️ 800m (Men)
🥇 Nicholas Kebenei
🥈 Kelvin Loti
🏃♀️ 800m (Women)
Lilian Odira books her debut World Championships appearance
Vivian Chebet finishes second, Sarah Moraa third
🏃♂️ 20km Race Walk (Men)
Samuel Gathimba wins again and qualifies
🏃♂️ 100m (Men)
🥇 Steve Onyango – 10.32
🥈 Meshack Babu – 10.35
🥉 Dennis Mwai – 10.37
🏃♂️ 4x100m Relay (Men)
Provisional squad:
Ferdinand Omanyala
Steve Onyango
Meshack Babu
Dennis Mwai
Mark Otieno
Clinton Aluvi
Isaac Omurwa
Final team to be trimmed to 6
🏃♀️ 4x400m Relay (Women) – New National Record 🇰🇪: 3:27.50
Mercy Chebet
Mercy Adongo
Lanolin Aoko
Mary Moraa
They broke the previous record of 3:28.02 to qualify for Tokyo