Dorcus Ewoi/ FILEWorld 1,500m silver medallist Dorcus Ewoi will look to rediscover peak form when she lines up for her second Diamond League meeting of the season this weekend in Xiamen, after a subdued start to her 2026 campaign.
Ewoi opened her Diamond League season in Shanghai, where she finished fifth in a competitive 1,500m race, clocking 3:57.74 and narrowly missing out on a podium finish.
Ethiopia’s Birke Haylom (3:55.56) and Tsige Duguma (3:55.71) claimed first and second place respectively, while Australia’s Abbey Caldwell (3:56.12) completed the podium.
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She now turns her attention to Xiamen on Saturday, aiming for a stronger performance as she continues building rhythm early in the season.
The Xiamen field will feature a strong lineup, including World bronze medallist Jessica Hull of Australia and her compatriot Linden Hall. Ethiopia will also be well represented, with Haylom—winner in Shanghai—leading a competitive contingent.
Ewoi began her season brightly, winning the 1,500m at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in 4:01.22 on January 22, edging American Sinclaire Johnson (4:01.30), with Poland’s Klaudia Kazimierska (4:01.78) third.
She later stepped up to 3,000m at the Sound Running Invite on February 14, finishing eighth in 8:46.88, before bouncing back with a strong outdoor showing, winning the Boston Mile road race in 4:29.73 ahead of Rachel McArthur (4:34.36) and Taryn Parks (4:35.05).
Her 2025 season—her breakthrough year on the global stage—saw consistent performances indoors, including second place in the 800m at the Arkansas Invitational (2:01.37), fourth in the Mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix (4:26.03), second in the Boston University Invitational Mile (4:23.69), and third in the 800m at the Eagle Elite Invitational (2:01.29).
Outdoors, she claimed victory at the Boston Mile road race in 4:42.57, ahead of Laurie Barton (4:43.99) and Kate Mitchell (4:44.36), before making her Diamond League debut in Rabat, where she finished third in the 1,500m in 3:59.25 behind Nelly Chepchirchir (3:58.04) and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Mesele (3:58.44).
She also placed seventh in the 800m at the Kip Keino Classic in 2:03.16, before earning her maiden Team Kenya call-up at the Tokyo World Championships, where she delivered a breakthrough silver medal in the 1,500m in 3:54.92 behind Faith Kipyegon (3:52.15), with Jessica Hull taking bronze in 3:55.16.
Ewoi ended her 2025 season with a seventh-place finish at the Manchester 7km road race in 24:50.
