Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich

Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich (born 26 June 1993) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. Rotich won the 800 metres at the 2012 Diamond League meeting in Monaco.

Career

2012 Rotich opened his 2012 season at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on 25 May, placing third in the 800 metres in 1:45.52. However, he only placed fourth at the 2012 Kenyan Olympic trials, He improved further to 1:43.15 two days later at the Heusden-Zolder Night of Athletics, breaking the Kenyan junior record previously held by 2011 World Youth Champion Leonard Kosencha. Only two other athletes had run faster in 2012. The field also included American Duane Solomon, who went on to place fourth at the Olympics three weeks later, and Sudan's 2011 World Championship silver medallist Abubaker Kaki. Rotich made another Diamond League appearance four weeks later at the Stockholm DN Galan, placing third behind Mohammed Aman and Taoufik Makhloufi.

Track & Field News ranked Rotich #6 in the world at 800 m.

Doping violation and ban In 2021, Rotich was issued with a four year competition ban for a doping violation due to the use of 19-noretiocholanolone and Norandrosterone.