Celestine Biwot
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Celestine Jepkosgei Biwot |
| Born | 24 December 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 3000m s'chase 9:17.06 (2023) |
Celestine Jepkosgei Biwot (born 24 December 2003) is a Kenyan steeplechaser. She won the Kenyan Athletics Championships in 2025 in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]
Career
[edit]She was educated in Nandi County, Kenya, where she took part in athletics, but almost gave up the sport in 2022 after finishing school as she was not sure there was a pathway forward for her.[2]
She joined the Kenya Defence Force, and after an absence from racing returned to place third at The Great Chepsaita Cross Country, part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, before winning the women’s 3000m steeplechase the Betika Athletics Kenya Track and Field Weekend Meeting in Thika.[3][4]
She won the Kenyan Defence Force Championships and then the Kenyan Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase, with both events in Nairobi, in June 2025.[5][6] She was runner-up to Winfred Yavi in the 3000 metre steeplechase at the KBC Night of Athletics in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, in July 2025.[2]
She placed fourth in the mile steeplechase at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, in August 2025, her first time competing at a Diamond League event.[7][8] She placed fourth Kenyan in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Kenyan Trials for the upcoming World Championships and was named as a reserve, but was drafted into the Kenyan team to compete at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, after her compatriot Faith Cherotich won the 2025 Diamond League final in Zürich, and was therefore awarded a wildcard place into the event.[2][7] In Tokyo, she ran 9:22.55 but did not qualify for the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Celestine Jepkosgei Biwot". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "I almost quit, Celestine Biwott says as she eyes 3,000m steeplechase gold". Nation.Africa. September 3, 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Biwott returns from long absence to win at AK Track and Field meeting in Thika". Athletics Kenya. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Home runner Celestine Biwott finishes third in Great Chepsaita Run". Nation.Africa. December 7, 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Cheroyit, Bernard (June 12, 2025). "Biwott claims steeplechase title at KDF Championships, eyes world stage". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Late Call-Up Celestine Biwott Ready to Test Herself Against Winfred Yavi at World Championships". Pulse Sports. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Mamorial Van Damme". World Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 Sep 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
