Titus Ekiru

Personal information
Born	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Long-distance running
Medal record Men's long-distance running Representing   Kenya African Games 2019 Rabat Half marathon

Titus Ekiru (born 2 January 1992) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games and he won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42. ^{[1] [2]} He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games. ^[1] This was also a new African Games record.

Career

In 2017, he won the Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain with a time of 2:07:42.

In 2018, he won the Honolulu Marathon with a time of 2:09:01 and the half marathon event of the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon with a time of 1:01:02. He also won the Mexico City Marathon event with a new course record of 2:10:38.

In 2019, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:04:46. ^[3] In that year, he also won the Portugal Half Marathon and he set a new course record of 1:00:12. In December 2019, he won the Honolulu Marathon for the 2nd time with a new course record of 2:07:59. ^[4]

In 2021, he won the Milano City Marathon and he set a new course record of 2:02:57. He also won the Abu Dhabi Marathon held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ^[5]

In 2023, the AIU suspended Ekiru for two counts for the use of prohibited substances ( triamcinolone acetonide and pethidine) and two counts of tampering for submitting falsified medical records and documentation for the two positive tests. ^[6] He is banned for 10 years and all results from May 16, 2021 were disqualified. ^[7]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Kenya
2016	Casablanca Marathon	Casablanca, Morocco	2nd	Marathon	2:15:43
2017	Seville Marathon	Seville, Spain	1st	Marathon	2:07:42
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	4th	Marathon	2:12:19
2018	Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon	San Diego, United States	1st	Half marathon	1:01:02
	Mexico City Marathon	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	Marathon	2:10:38
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	1st	Marathon	2:09:01
2019	Milano City Marathon	Milano, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:04:46
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	Half marathon	1:01:42
	Portugal Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:00:12
	Honolulu Marathon	Honolulu, Hawaii	1st	Marathon	2:07:59
2021	Milano City Marathon	Milano, Italy	DQ	Marathon	DQ (2:02:57)
	Abu Dhabi Marathon	Abu Dhabi, UAE	DQ	Marathon	DQ (2:06:13)

References

External links

• Titus Ekiru at World Athletics