Brian Tinega
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| Full name | Brian Onyari Tinega | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Onyari Tinega (born 24 November 2002) is a Kenyan sprinter who predominantly competes over 400 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]In June 2024, he was a silver medalist with the men's 4 x 400 metres team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon.[2]
He won a bronze medal with the Kenyan mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[3][4][5] He also ran alongside Zablon Ekwam, Boniface Mweresa and Kevin Kipkorir in the Kenyan men's 4 x 400 metres team which qualified for the final and ensured a place at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September 2025, setting the third fastest time in the qualifying round.[6][7] He won the men’s national 400m race at the Kip Keino Classic with a time of 45.06 seconds.[8]
In June 2025, he ran 44.67 seconds to finish runner-up behind national champion George Mutinda in the men's 400m at the Kenyan National Championships, a time that was under the World Championship qualifying standard in the event.[9] The following month, he was named in the Kenyan team for the individual 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brian Tinega". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Focus shifts to Tokyo meet after Kenya's relay teams book slots". Standard Media. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Wanja, Charity (11 May 2025). "Kenya wins bronze, three teams qualify Tokyo". sjak.co.ke. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Kenya sails to the finals in the 4x400m relay". Athletics.co.ke. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Mweresa, Oketch power Team Kenya to World Championships". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Mulei, Teddy (5 June 2025). "Kipkorir eyes 400m slot in Team Kenya ahead of Tokyo 2025". The Star. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Oketch, Mutinda and Cheruiyot impress at Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 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.
