World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich is the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) and LG Sports personality of the month award in the Month of April.
The world half marathon record holder produced a superb performance in the month of April winning Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon with 21km world record 64:02 to beat Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw record.
The former Dubai marathon champion beat the previous record, set 14 months ago by Ababel Yeshaneh, by 29 seconds.
To crown her April success, Chepng’etich beat recent ARC Equator Rally winner Carl “Flash” Tundo, Eliud Kipchoge who won the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede, Holland in 2:04.30hours and KPA Libero Sam Juma.
She defeated Meldine Sande who led Kenya Prisons to third position at the CAVB Women’s Club Championship and rugby star Daniel Taabu who scored 7 tries for Kenya Sevens at the Emirates Invitational in Dubai.
Other winners are tennis superstar Angela Okutoyi (January), basketballer Tylor Okari Ongwae of Kenya Moran’s (February) and boxer Elly Ajowi (March) in a fairy tale stint that saw him qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
The LG sponsored award continues to whip up the enthusiasm of sports personalities across the country