- Timothy Cheruiyot will represent Kenya in the 1500m race at the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships.
- The Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships will be staged in Japan between September 13 and September 21.
- Apart from Cheruiyot, Reynold Cheruiyot and Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech will also represent Kenya in the 1500m at Tokyo 2025.
With the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships around the corner, Kenyan star Timothy Cheruiyot reflects on his 1500m career, detailing training and medal hopes.
Cheruiyot, who has been a regular team Kenya member for many years, will be seeking to retain the coveted 1500m gold medal he won at the 2019 Doha edition in Tokyo 2025.
Cheruiyot told SportPesa Blog that he is elated to book a ticket to the event that is scheduled to take place between September 13 and September 21 in Japan.
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Timothy Cheruiyot happy to qualify for Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships
According to the Kenya Prisons Service runner, qualifying for Tokyo 2025 means a lot to him.
“I am so happy because this is the sixth world championship for me. And, I am happy, because I have stayed in the 1500m for the longest time.
Now it is 10 years in 1500m, so, I am happy I got a ticket to go to the world championships,” explained Cheruiyot.
The 29-year-old added he has had a promising start to the 2025 season and it could get better if he improves on several areas.
“My season has been good. I trained well. I started well. I trained outside for a long time. But, I think my body is responding well. Now, I am injury free, so my focus now is to sharpen my body and then I hope I will run well in world championships
We have around one month until the world championships. So, I am going to work on my speed. I have endurance but I’m lacking a little bit of speed,” he commented.
Timothy Cheruiyot on team work at Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships
When asked whether he will work closely together with the other 1500m Kenyan competitors in Tokyo 2025, Cheruiyot replied that team work will be crucial.
As stated by him, his teammates, including Reynold Cheruiyot are capable of posting excellent results at the world championships.
“I think teamwork will work because Reynold is a strong guy, Komen is a strong guy. So, if we team up well, we can run well and bring our medals back home,” he stated.
Timothy Cheruiyot headlines Kenya’s 1500m men’s squad to Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships
Besides Reynold and Timothy, Kenya will also be represented in the 1500m race by the fast-rising teenager Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech.
Brian Komen, who was part of Kenya’s team in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, also still has a chance of competing in Tokyo 2025.
Komen’s involvement in Tokyo 2025 depends on a Kenyan winning the 1500m Diamond League trophy in the final that will take place in Zurich, Switzerland between August 27 and August 28.