Emmaculate Anyango Achol (born 2 April 2000) is a Kenyan cross country runner.[1] She is currently serving a six year ban (from September 2024) for a doping violation.[2]
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| Full name | Emmaculate Anyango Achol | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 2, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross Country Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:24.91 (Nairobi, 2023) 3000m: 9:29.84 (Nairobi, 2019) 5000m: 15:22.80 (Nerja, 2023) 10000m: 30:06.43 (Eugene, 2024) 10km (road): 28.57 (Valencia, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Kericho County, she has a brother and four sisters. She is a member of the Luo people. She attended school in the Rift Valley She moved to Iten to train in athletics and began to be coached by Ken Rotich.[3][4]
Career
editShe was U20 African Championships 3000m silver medallist in 2019 in Abidjan.[5][6]
In January 2023, she won the Discovery Kenya Cross Country Championship.[7] She won the 10,000 metres at the Meeting Gala Fernanda Ribeiro in May 2023, in Portugal.[8][9]
She ran 28.57 at the 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja in January 2024, becoming the second woman ever to run a 10km event in less than 29 minutes. Her compatriot Agnes Jebet Ngetich became the first to do so in the same race, as she broke women’s 10km world record.[10][11] In February 2024, she won the Sirikwa Cross Country Classic in Eldoret.[12][13]
She was runner-up to Agnes Ngetich at the Kenyan cross country trials on 2 March 2024 and was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Serbia,[14] where she finished fourth, winning team gold with Kenya.[15]
In 2024, she had second-place finishes at the BAA 5km in Boston and the TCS World 10km Road Race in Bengaluru, India. She placed sixth in the Kenyan Olympic 10,000m trials at the Prefontaine Classic, where she ran a personal best of 30:06.43. In October 2024, she was given a provisional doping ban for the presence of EPO and testosterone.[16] In November 2024, the AIU (Athletics Integrity Unit) suspended her for a period of six years.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Emmaculate Anyango". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Lagat, Justin (20 March 2024). "Anyango's time to shine as she targets Belgrade and Paris". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 March 2024). "Kenya's new athletics gem Emmaculate Anyango on beating stereotypes: 'Talent is universal'". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "'I am their father' – young Anyango shares family responsibility as she aims for Olympic Games glory". pd.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Rotich, Bernard (March 19, 2024). "Emmaculate Anyango: The unlikely distance running champion targeting a global title". Nation.Africa. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Newly crowned Discovery champion Anyango credits coach for incredible win". Athletics.Kenya.or.ke. January 30, 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Meeting Gala Fernanda Ribeiro". World Afhletics. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Kipkorir, Tony (7 February 2024). "Olympic Games hopeful Emmaculate Anyango names her role model". Sportpesanews. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Kipkorir, Tony (6 February 2024). "Kenya's highly-rated Emmaculate Anyango introduces man behind her successful career". Sportpesanews. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Rutto, Stephen (March 28, 2024). "Kenya hoping to defend World Cross Country title in Belgrade". tnx.africa. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Mwambodze, Mkalla (February 6, 2024). "High-Flying Anyango Sets Sights On A Podium Finish In Paris, Belgrade". Citizen.digital. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Anyango claim top honours at Sirikwa Classic". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 27, 2024). "Who, what and when guide: World Cross Country Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Oct 4, 2024). "Emmaculate Anyango provisionally suspended for doping violation". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Francis, Anne (22 November 2024). "Kenyan distance star gets six-year doping ban". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 22 November 2024.