Cheptain, the 2017 World Cross Country senior women champion, was on the comeback trail after two years out of action, before the coronavirus epidemic put paid to here progress. Cheptai entered the history books when she led other Kenyans in a clean sweep of the women’s senior race in the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda. Cheptai says she started her preparations last year when she competed in Prague 10km road race where she emerged fourth after clocking 31:26. She later participated in the 16km road race in Netherlands coming in second after timing 50:00. All this races she said that it was part of her comeback in preparations for the big task ahead of Olympic Games.

Source: Daily Nation March 30, 2020 03:22 UTC