Eunice Chumba Explained
Eunice Chebichii Chumba (born 23 May 1993)[2] is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female long-distance runner. She won silver medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Asian Games and 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.
Biography
Eunice Chumba was born and raised in Kenya. She moved to Bahrain in 2014. She was motivated by her father to represent the country in athletics at international arena.[3] [4]
She claimed her first athletics senior gold medal in Manama at the 2016 Asian Cross Country Championships.[5] Chumba won the 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:11, establishing a new course record among women.[6] She also set a new Beirut Marathon record among women in 2017 with a finish of 2:28:43 to take the gold medal.[7] [8]
Chumba claimed her first Asian Games medal, silver in the women's 10,000 m event representing Bahrain at the 2018 Asian Games.[9] [10]
Marathon competition record
Notes and References
- Web site: Eunice Chebichii Chumba . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 30 July 2021 . 7 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807154312/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1378772-chumba-eunice-chebichii.htm . dead.
- Web site: Eunice Chebichii CHUMBA – Athlete Profile . . 1 January 2023.
- Web site: CHUMBA Eunice . Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang . 27 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142250/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHUMBA-Eunice-3011005/ . dead .
- News: CHEBICHII TURNS TO BAHRAIN . Sabuni's Sports . Emmanuel . Sabuni . 1 April 2015 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Bahrain dominate as Rop and Chumba take Asian cross country titles . IAAF.org . Phil . Minshull . 29 February 2016 . 27 August 2018.
- News: Elite field women - Copenhagen Half Marathon . Copenhagen Half Marathon . 27 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827110416/https://cphhalf.dk/en/elite-field-women/ . dead .
- Web site: Chumba chasing Beirut Marathon record . IAAF.org . Paul . Gains . 31 October 2017 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Ruto and Chumba break race records at Beirut Marathon . IAAF.org . Paul . Gains . 12 November 2017 . 27 August 2018.
- Web site: Bahrain claims two silver medals in opening day of 2018 Asian Games athletics . m.gdnonline.com . 27 August 2018 . 27 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142239/http://m.gdnonline.com/details.html?id=388315&title=Asian-Games-Bahrain-denied-marathon-gold . dead .
- News: Silver double joy for the Kingdom at Asian Games . DT News . 26 August 2018 . 27 August 2018.