World champ Jepchirchir headlines Valencia Marathon
This Sunday, a superfast field of women will be on a history-making mission at the 2025 Valencia Marathon in Spain...
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World and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya will headline a superfast field of women at the 2025 Valencia Marathon in Spain this Sunday, December 7. She will be joined by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei and defending champion Amane Beriso of Ethiopia in what is anticipated to be a thrilling race.
- Jepchirchir is fresh from a world title in Tokyo in September and previously won the 2020 Valencia Marathon and the 2020 Olympic Marathon.
- The strong field is expected to push for fast times, potentially challenging the course record of 2:14:48 set by Beriso in 2022.
- Other notable international athletes competing include Keira D’Amato (USA), Emma Bates (USA), and Rose Harvey (Great Britain).
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Kenyan Athletes Compete in WBLA, Africa Youth Games, and Valencia Marathon - December 2025
Kenyan athletes are participating in several major international competitions. The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) women's basketball team is set to compete in the Women's Basketball League Africa (WBLA) in Cairo, Egypt, aiming for their first gold medal. Meanwhile, Kenyan junior athletes are intensifying preparations for the Africa Youth Games in Angola, with a team of 83 athletes departing this weekend to compete in 17 disciplines. Residential camps for the junior team were established in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Eldoret. In Spain, World and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir is headlining the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, December 7. Jepchirchir will be joined by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei and defending champion Amane Beriso of Ethiopia.
