Jarinter Mwasya (born 30 December 1996) is a Kenyan

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athlete. She was the 2022 African champion over

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. Mwaysa was issued with a four year competition ban by the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya due to a doping violations (set to expire in August 2027).

Early life

Mwaysa is from Iuani a mountainous region in

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. She started running at Nthukula Secondary School in Wote. In 2013 she achieved her first medal over 800m whilst competing at the East Africa School Games in

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. Mwaysa joined the Kenya Defence Force in 2015.

Career

In May 2022 she achieved a new personal best time of 1:59.84 at the Meeting international du SATUC in

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. Mwaysa then won the 800m African Championship race in 2022 held at

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. Competing at the

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in July, 2022 Mwaysa finished fifth in her heat won by Diribe Welteji and therefore did not progress to the semi-finals. Mwaysa was sprinted out of the qualifying positions as she finished fourth in her heat racing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 800m by

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and

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with all four athletes finishing under a second apart in

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* 1996 births Living people Kenyan female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya People from Makueni County {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub