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Daniel Ebenyo has defended his second-place finish despite eyeing title defense at the Tata Steel Kolkata World 25K.
Daniel Ebenyo has reacted to his second-place finish behind Uganda’s Stephen Kissa at the Tata Steel Kolkata World 25K, a World Athletics Gold Label road race that happened on Sunday.
Ebenyo was hoping to defend his title, controlling the pace throughout the race but his Ugandan opponent had calculated his tactics and outsmarted him a few meters to the finish line. The world 10,000m silver medallist was then forced to finish second in the race.
Stephen Kissa claimed the win in a time of 1:12:33 ahead of Ebenyo who finished four seconds later. Another Kenyan, Anthony Kipchirchir completed the podium in a time of 1:12:55.
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After the race, Daniel Ebenyo defended his second place with claims that he was still recovering from the Chicago Marathon debut and that his legs were tired. He also admitted that there is a new crop of runners who are coming up, noting that the race was very competitive.
“Every day, a champion is born in sports. Last year, it was me. This year, it was Kissa. That is the fun of sports. I am very happy. He has flown the flag of Uganda and congratulations,” Daniel Ebenyo said as per World Athletics.
“I was a little tired this year as I did not recover from the Chicago Marathon. I will take a break for the festive season and spend time with my family. I felt some fatigue today, but it is sports.”
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He has had quite a challenging season with ups and downs but going into 2025, all that remains history as he bids to represent Kenya at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Ebenyo hoped to compete at the Paris Olympic Games but a fall at the Prefontaine Classic saw him miss out on an opportunity to be selected in Team Kenya. The Prefontaine Classic hosted the trials for the 10,000m for Athletics Kenya.
He attained a huge career milestone with a full marathon debut in Chicago where he finished an impressive fifth. Campaigns have already started for 2025 with competitions in cross country where he won the senior men’s race at the Iten cross country.
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