David Kapirante

David Kapirante

Personal information
Full name	David Sanayek Kapirante
Born	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	Kenya Prisons
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Kenya African Games 2023 Accra Mixed 4 × 400 m relay African Championships 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay World Relays 2025 Guangzhou Mixed 4 × 400 m relay

David Sanayek Kapirante (born 20 May 2000) is a Kenyan sprinter. ^[1]

Early and personal life

Born in Mashuru, Kajiado County, Sanayek hails from the Maasai people. He is one of six siblings (three boys and three girls). He attended Imaroro Primary School and competed in the 100m and 200m sprint distances. In 2013, at the National Championships, he caught the eye of athletics coach Barnabas Kitilit, who offered him a scholarship and took him to his Torongo Camp in Eldama Ravine and enrolled him at Kerobon High School in Nakuru. ^[2]

Career

In July 2017, he was a member of the Kenyan gold medal winning mixed relay team at the World Under-18 Championship. From 2019, he began to be coached by Stephen Mwaniki with the Kenya Prisons team. ^[2] In 2021, he represented Kenya at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in Poland. ^[3]

In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist with the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana. ^[4] In May 2024, he ran the anchor leg for the Kenyan men's 4 x 400 metres team at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. ^[5] In June 2024, he was a silver medalist with the men's 4 x 400 metres team and finished fourth with the Kenyan mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team, at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon. ^{[6] [7]}

In August 2024, he competed for Kenya at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay, but the team did not qualify for the final. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

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. ^{[11] [12] [13]} He was named in the Kenyan relay team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. ^[14]

References

1. "David Kapirante". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
2. Njoroge, Peter (27 November 2024). "FEATURES The Inspiring Journey of David Sanayek Kapirante". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
3. "Athletics Kenya names World Athletics Relays team". World Athletics. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
4. "African Games". World Athletics. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
5. "Hard Luck For Kenyan Relay Teams As They Miss Out On Olympic Qualification". Capitalfm.co.ke. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
6. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
7. "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
8. "The XXXIII Olympic Games". World Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
9. Omogbeja, Yomi (July 24, 2024). "Athletics Kenya sends 45 athletes to Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
10. "At Least We Witnessed A Record-Breaking Heat, Mweresa Says After Kenya's Paris Olympics Mixed Relay Exit". Capitalfm.co.ke. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
11. "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
12. "Focus shifts to Tokyo meet after Kenya's relay teams book slots". Standard Media. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
13. Wanja, Charity (11 May 2025). "Kenya wins bronze, three teams qualify Tokyo". sjak.co.ke. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
14. Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.