Boki Diriba (born 28 February 2004) is an Ethiopian cross country runner.[1]

Boki Diriba
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 14:06.7h (Assela, 2022)
10000m: 27:30.46 (Nerja, 2023)
Half marathon 60:10 (Ras Al Khaimah, 2024)
Medal record
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade Senior team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bathurst U20 race
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bathurst U20 Team

Career

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In January 2022, Diriba finished third at the Great Ethiopian Run.[2] He became the Ethiopian U20 5000m champion in 2022 at the age of 18 years-old. In October 2022, he finished third at the Delhi half marathon in a time of 60:34.[3][4]

In January 2023, he was runner up at the Jan Meda Cross Country U20 race in Sululta.[5] He was a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.[6]

In 2024, he won the Ethiopian world cross country trials, and was subsequently selected for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Boki Diriba". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ Isaboke, Alex (January 23, 2022). "Kenya Waits Longer For Maiden Ethiopian Great Run Title As Kemboi Finishes 6th". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kelsall, Christopher (October 16, 2022). "Ethiopia's Chala Regasa and Kenya's Irine Cheptai win". Athletics Illistrated. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ^ Singh, Balbir (October 16, 2022). "Regasa, Cheptai bag maiden Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon crowns". Punjab News Express. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Gidey and Aregawi triumph at Jan Meda Cross Country". World Athletics. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kipkirui claims U20 men's crown in competitive contest". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (March 27, 2024). "Who, what and when guide: World Cross Country Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2024.