Edward Zakayo

Edward Pingua Zakayo (born 25 November 2001) was a Kenyan male long-distance runner who competed in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. After being suspended due to multiple failures to be present for drug tests, he announced his retirement in 2025.

Born in Narok, Zakayo said his aim in his running career was to help his mother out of poverty and pay for his education. In 2017, he won the Kenyan youth trials and was selected for the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships, where he took a silver medal over 3000 metres in front of a home crowd in Nairobi. On 11 June 2018, he won the Kenya World U20 trials with a new personal best of 13:19 to qualify for the U20 World Championships in Finland.

His win at the U20 World Champs while looking much older than his claimed age, attracted controversy as to if he'd lied about his age, and if he was really a Senior athlete, not a Junior. A problem Kenyan athletics has often faced. Additionally, his Senior career never ever lived up to his promise of his Junior performances

International competitions

Personal bests Outdoor From World Athletics Profile