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Edward Zakayo

Edward Zakayo

Kenyan long-distance runner

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) is a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education.[1] In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi.[2][3] On 11 June 2018, he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Edward Pingua ZAKAYO. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. [2]
    Edward Zakayo Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
  3. [3]
    Report: boys' 3000m – IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 . IAAF (2017-07-16). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  4. [4]
    "Trials at MOI International Stadium" (PDF). athleticskenya.or.ke. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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