Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te tau 2002, i toa ia i ngā whakamātautau o Kenya mō te 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
te whakataetae rangatahi. I nga Whakataetae o te Ao Cross Country, i tu ki Dublin, i mutu a Kipchoge i te tuarima i te whakataetae takitahi, a he mema ia o te roopu rangatahi o Kenya i wikitoria i te koura. I wikitoria hoki a Kipchoge i te whakataetae 5000 mita i te whakamatautau Kenyan mo te 2002 World Junior Championships i Athletics, engari i mate ia ka ngaro i nga toa. I te 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships i wikitoria ia i te whakataetae rangatahi.