Chepkoech hopes for injury-free season in quest for more titles

Chepkoech hopes for injury-free season in quest for more titles

World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech is hoping she will put two injury-plagued seasons behind her as she eyes major titles this year.

A series of injuries saw Chepkoech miss out on the Olympic title in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan and later failed to defend her world title last year in Oregon, USA, but she says she’s shaken the injury nightmare this season having already secured a ticket in Kenya’s team for next month’s World Cross Country Championships followed by a win at the Police championships.

“During the Olympic Games I had a hamstring injury and low back pains and immediately the hamstring healed I had a stress fracture but now I thank God I have fully recovered,” Chepkoech said.

While she was picked to represent Kenya in mixed relay at the World Cross Country Championships, Chepkoech is hopeful she can be included in the 10km race after a recent good run of form.

“My focus now is the upcoming World Cross Country Championships. I really hope there will be changes in the team because when we competed at the trials most of us had not hit top form. Now that most athletes are now picking up their best forms I think we will be considered for the senior race,” said Chepkoech.

The 31-year-old said reclaiming her world title in Budapest, Hungary later in the summer is also a top priority for her this season.

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