Stella Barsosio Explained

Stella Barsosio
Full Name:Stellah Jepngetich Barsosio
Nationality:Kenyan
Birth Date:12 March 1993
Country:Kenya
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running

Stella Barsosio (born 12 March 1993)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2021, she won the Rotterdam Marathon.

On 6 February 2023, it was announced that Barsosio had been banned for two years by Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya after testing positive for trimetazidine. Her suspension was retroactively applied, starting on 17 August 2022.[2] [3]

Career

In 2016, Stella Barsosio won the Belgrade Marathon with a time of 2:43:41.

In 2017, she won the Cracovia Marathon with a time of 2:33:01, and the Skopje Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:33:42.

In 2018, she finished in second place in the Singapore Marathon, and in 2019, she also finished in second place in this event.[4] [5] In 2019, Barsosio won the Sydney Marathon, setting a new course record of 2:24:33,[6] and finished in second place in the Rotterdam Marathon.[7]

Achievements

2016Belgrade MarathonBelgrade, Serbiabgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:43:41
2017Cracovia MarathonKraków, Polandbgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:33:01
Skopje MarathonSkopje, North Macedoniabgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:33:42
2018Singapore MarathonSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:33:23
2019Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlandsbgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:23:36
Sydney MarathonSydney, Australiabgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:24:33
Singapore MarathonSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:30:20
2021Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlandsbgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:22:08

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stellah Jepngetich BARSOSIO – Athlete Profile . . 1 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Olobulu . Timothy . 6 February 2023 . ADAK slaps two athletes with two-year bans for anti-doping violations . 6 February 2023 . capitalfm.co.ke . en.
  3. Web site: Mballa . Tony . 6 February 2023 . Barsosio, Chebiwott land a two-year ban each over doping . 6 February 2023 . . en.
  4. News: Kenyan pair out to defend Singapore Marathon titles. 30 November 2019. The South African. 27 December 2019.
  5. News: Ugandan Cheptegei sets new 10km world record. 1 December 2019. Daily Nation. 27 December 2019.
  6. News: Kiprotich runs sub 2:10, sets new record to win Blackmores Sydney Marathon. 15 September 2019. Runner's Tribe. 27 December 2019.
  7. News: Koen Naert strandt in Rotterdam op zucht van Belgische record, maar heeft ticket voor Tokio 2020 beet. 7 April 2019. Het Laatste Nieuws. 27 December 2019. Dutch.