Stephen Ndangiri

Stephen Ndangiri
Personal information
Full nameStephen Ndangiri Kihu
Born (2007-07-18) 18 July 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race walking
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow10000 m walk
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Accra20 km walk
African U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Ndola10 km walk

Stephen Ndangiri Kihu (born 14 December 2005) is a Kenyan racewalking athlete. He was the Kenyan champion in 2026 and won silver medals at the 2026 African Championships and the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

A member of the Kenyan Defence Forces,[2] Ndangiri won the bronze medal at the 2023 African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia, competing in the 10,000 metres race walk.[3]

Ndangiri won the silver medal at the 2026 African Championships in Accra in May 2026, competing in the 20,000 metres race walk in 1:20:01 to finish behind Ethiopia's Misgana Wakuma.[4][5] In June, he won the 10.000 m walk at the Kenyan Championships in Nairobi ahead of national record holder Samuel Gathimba.[6][7] He won the silver medal behind Australian Isaac Beacroft at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the 10,000 metres race walk, setting a new personal best time of 38:46.57.[8][9] Later that week, he was provisionally suspended by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya due to an adverse finding in an out-of-competition drug test on 30 June which indicated the presence of Prohibited substance S2. Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics/erythropoietin (EPO).[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Ndangiri". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "KENYAN RACE WALKER ON HOW ARMY TRAINING HELPED SECURE COMMONWEALTH GAMES SLOT". MozzartSport. 27 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ndangiri ends Gathimba's reign as KDF reclaims race walk crown from Prisons". Athletics Kenya. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ndangiri, Chemnung And Koboino Dominates Commonwealth Trials". Daily Sport. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "GEORGIA HUNTER BELL STORMS TO GLASGOW GLORY". Athletics Weekly. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan (31 July 2026). "BEACROFT MAKES GOLDEN COMMONWEALTH GAMES DEBUT". commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Shakeel, Maleeha (8 August 2026). "Athlete Who Won Silver Medal Just a Week Ago Suspended Over Doping Claims". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.