Murkomen lauds Ruth Chepng’etich after World Athletics ratifies her historic marathon file which sparked doubts

Murkomen lauds Ruth Chepng’etich after World Athletics ratifies her historic marathon file which sparked doubts

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Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, December 12, 2024, applauded Ruth Chepng’etich following a call by the World Athletics to ratify her historic file.

Chepng’etich made historical past together with her world record-breaking marathon time of two:09:56 on October 13, 2024. The 2019 world champion obliterated the marathon world file by virtually two minutes and have become the primary girl to cowl the traditional distance inside 2:10.

Her mind-boggling profitable time of two:09:56 was a huge revision of the previous world record of 2:11:53, set by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa in Berlin on 24 September 2023.

Despite smashing the file, plenty of doubts had been raised and even some individuals questioned how she managed to drag off such a spectacular efficiency.

In the post-race interview, Chepng’etich was pressured by a journalist to justify the historic win but she didn’t safe victory in her earlier runs on the Chicago Marathon. This sparked blended reactions globally, With Athletics Kenya instantly defending Chepng’etich over doping claims.

However, following the ratification, Sports CS Murkomen famous that it had helped to place the doubts to relaxation and allowed the athlete to deal with future races.

“Ruth stunned the world in the Chicago Marathon with a brilliant race to smash the record by close to 2 minutes to become the first woman to cover the distance inside 2:10,” Murkomen’s assertion learn partly.

“Her record was simply mind-boggling, sparking a lot of debate. This ratification now puts the doubts to rest,” it added.

Beatrice Chebet’s file

Besides Chepng’etich, CS Murkomen additionally congratulated double Olympics medal winner Beatrice Chebet whose file on the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League athletics assembly in Eugene, Oregon was ratified by the World Athletics.

In May 2024 Chebet broke the ladies’s 10,000m world file with a victory in 28min 54.14sec. She broke the file of 29:01.03 set by Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey in Hengelo on June 8, 2021.

“Congratulations to our stars Beatrice Chebet and Ruth Chepng’etich on having your world records ratified by World Athletics. Beatrice, besides winning two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, had earlier broken the world record in the 10,000m in Eugene when she covered the distance in 28:54.14, shaving 7 seconds off the earlier record set in 2021,” Murkomen added.

Congratulations to our stars Beatrice Chebet and Ruth Chepng’etich on having your world data ratified by World Athletics. Beatrice, apart from profitable two gold medals within the Paris Olympics, had earlier damaged the world file within the 10,000m in Eugene when she coated the gap… pic.twitter.com/KXOZIsy2PH

— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) December 12, 2024