Boki Diriba Explained

Boki Diriba
Nationality:	Ethiopian
Sport:	Athletics
Birth Date:	28 February 2004
Pb:	5000m: 14:06.7h (Assela, 2022) 10000m: 27:30.46 (Nerja, 2023) Half marathon 60:10 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2024)

Boki Diriba (born 28 February 2004) is an Ethiopian cross country runner.^[1]

Career

In January 2022, Diriba finished third at the Great Ethiopian Run.^[2] He became the Ethiopian U20 5000m champion in 2022 at the age of 18 years-old. In October 2022, he finished third at the Delhi half marathon in a time of 60:34.^{[3] [4]}

In January 2023, he was runner up at the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta.^[5] He was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.^[6]

In 2024, he won the Ethiopian world cross country trials, and was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boki Diriba. World Athletics. 28 March 2024.
2. Web site: Kenya Waits Longer For Maiden Ethiopian Great Run Title As Kemboi Finishes 6th. Capitalfm.co.ke. 28 March 2024. Alex. Isaboke. January 23, 2022.
3. Web site: Ethiopia’s Chala Regasa and Kenya’s Irine Cheptai win. Athletics Illistrated. 28 March 2024. Christopher. Kelsall. October 16, 2022.
4. Web site: Regasa, Cheptai bag maiden Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon crowns. Balbir. Singh. October 16, 2022. Punjab News Express. 28 March 2024.
5. Web site: 2 January 2023. World Athletics. Gidey and Aregawi triumph at Jan Meda Cross Country. 28 March 2024.
6. Web site: Kipkirui claims U20 men’s crown in competitive contest . World Athletics. 28 March 2024. 18 February 2023.
7. Web site: Who, what and when guide: World Cross Country Champs. Jason. Henderson. March 27, 2024 . Athletics Weekly. 28 March 2024.