Daniel Ebenyo

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Daniel Simiu Ebenyo (born 18 September 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.[1]

Brought up in Baragoi, Samburu County, having lost his father early in life to cattle rustling, he was raised by his mother and later, grandmother.[2] He has said that it was while at Aiyam Day secondary school a 24km trek to the learning institution and back home would eventually make him an athlete as walking to school early in the morning and back in the evening was the most dangerous time to do the journey as they crossed bandits’ battle grounds along the narrow paths to the school and even though he would set off at 5.30am for an 8am start at school, would sometimes be forced to take an even longer route. He now trains in Iten in the Rift Valley.[3]

He finished in second place at the 2019 Kenya national World championships trials.[4] However, he was unable to compete as he failed to meet some of the Athletes Integrity Unit (AIU) doping requirements. Simiyu did the in-competition test several times, but did not meet the required three out-of- competition tests that are mandatory for all athletes and include both urine and blood must include at least one Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) test and one Erythropoietin (Epo) test.[5][6] Simiyu blamed Athletics Kenya for the debacle, claiming the federation did not inform him of the regulations before he signed up for the trials.[7] He was so disappointed he contemplated quitting the track and venturing into road racing full time and he won the Safaricom Kisii 10km road race in a time of 29:16.71 as well as winning the 10km race at the Nairobi Marathon in an event record time of 28:23.[8]

He started the 2021 season with a victory after winning the elite-only San Silvestre Vallecana 10km in Spain on the 3rd of January.[9]

He earned a spot on the Kenyan team for the 2020 Summer Games in the 5000m after finishing in the top 2 at the Kenyan Olymoic trials after running a personal best 13:05.05. behind Nicholas Kimeli, and was confirmed on the Kenyan team.[10][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Daniel Simiu EBENYO | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "A peek into the lives of Enda athletes". Medium. April 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Stephen Rutto (2021-01-25). "Kenyan Daniel Simiu turned into a long distance star when he decided running away from bandits". www.mybestruns.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  4. ^ a b Olobulu, Timothy (June 19, 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports.
  5. ^ Bergan, Arve E. (2019-09-25). 5,000m kenyan athletes Michael Kibet and Daniel Simiyu are not allowed to take part at the World Championships in Doha – failed doping test.. Anti Doping World. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  6. ^ Omulo, Isaack (September 24, 2019). "Kenyan duo barred from Doha after failing to meet anti-doping rules". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
  7. ^ Reporter, People (April 21, 2020). "Simiyu finding it hard to train alone but optimistic for future".
  8. ^ Angwenyi Gichana (2019-09-28). "Disappointed Simiyu contemplates switching top roads". The Star. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  9. ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (9 January 2021). "Kenya's Daniel Simiu Ebenyo eyes first medal this season - Sentinelassam". The Sentinel Assam.
  10. ^ "Kenyan Olympic Trials, Nairobi 17-19/06/2021 | Africathle". Africathle. 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
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