Brenda Kenei
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| Born | 24 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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Brenda Jepchumba Kenei (born 24 December 2002) is a Kenyan cross country runner. She was runner-up at the 2025 Kenyan Cross Country Championships and was selected to represent Kenya at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
In 5 October 2025, she was runner-up to Medina Eisa at the tRUNsylvania 10K – a World Athletics Elite Label road race in Brasov.[2]
Competing at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships over 10km in Eldoret on 25 October 2025, she finished runner-up to Maurine Chebor.[3][4] She was subsequently selected to represent Kenya at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[5][6][7] On 10 January 2026, she placed 37th overall at the Championships in Tallahassee.[8]
References
- ^ "Brenda Jepchumba Kenei". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Teenager Bejiga breaks 27 minutes in Brasov". World Athletics. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Chebor triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Red hot Chebor eases to victory in 10km at National Cross Country in Eldoret". kbc.co.ke. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Chebet,Ngetich named in team Kenya of 30 for World Cross". kbc.co.ke. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Global medallists on Kenyan team for WXC Tallahassee 26". World Athletics. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "WXC Tallahassee 26 senior women's preview: new champion to be crowned". World Athletics. 6 Jan 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 11 Jan 2026.