Kelvin Loti
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:43.61 (Nairobi, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Kelvin Kimtai Loti (born 5 October 1999) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres.[1]
Biography
He won the 800 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in Nairobi in June 2025, running 1:43.61.[2] The following month, he placed second behind Nicholas Kebenei in 1:43.90 at the Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials.[3][4]
He was a semi-finalist competing for Kenya at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[5][6][7]
In April 2026, Loti won the men’s 800m in 1:43.63 ahead of Alex Kipngetich and Noah Kibet at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi.[8] In May, he won the gold medal in the 800 metres final at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, running 1:45.47 to win ahead of Imade Bouchejda of Morocco and home runner Alex Amankwah.[9] In June, he was runner-up over 800 metres to Wycliffe Kinyamal at the Kenyan Athletics Championships.[10]
References
- ^ "Kelvin Kimtai Loti". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (July 22, 2025). "2025 Athletics Kenya Trials For 2025 Tokyo World Championship: Notable Results". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Kenya's best to face the world in 2025 World Athletics Championships". Nation. Africa. July 23, 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (July 24, 2025). "Athletics Kenya name strong squad for WCH Tokyo 25". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Rogers, Thomas and Pathirage break meeting records in Nairobi". World Athletics. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ^ "Kelvin Loti Claims Second Gold at 2026 African Championships as Kenya Post Mixed Results Across Events". Pulsesports. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ "Kenya's Lilian Odira wins third national 800m title to claim first Commonwealth Games appearance". Olympics.com. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.