Brenda Chebet
Brenda Chebet is a Kenyan track and field athlete. She won silver at the 2022 [World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 1500 metres| 1500 metres] at the 2022 [World Athletics U20 Championships]. In February 2023 she won a gold medal in the 2023 [World Athletics Cross Country Championships – Mixed relay|mixed relay] at the 2023 World Athletics [Cross Country Championships].
In December 2023, Chebet was banned from elite competition for three years for doping, following a positive test for methasterone on 8 July. Her results starting from 8 July were disqualified, and her ban was given from 3 September 2023 to 2 September 2026.
Career
In June 2022 Chebet finished fourth in the 2022 [African Championships in Athletics|African Championship] 1500m race, held in Saint Pierre, Mauritius. She followed that up a few days later with sixth place in the women's 800m final.Chebet won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022. She ran a personal best time of 4:04.64 to finish as runner-up behind Birke Haylom.
In February 2023 she won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Bathurst, Australia. Her Kenyan team completed the course in 23:14, with Chebet racing alongside Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Mirriam Cherop, and Kyumbe Munguti. Chebet ran the anchor leg.