Sheila Chelangat (born 11 April 1998) is a Kenyan

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. She won the bronze medal in the

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at the

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, but experienced injuries and loss of form in the following years. Chelangat won the Kenyan national cross country championship in 2020 and 2021. She trains in

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, coached by Gabriel Kiptanui. She qualified to represent Kenya at the

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. In May 2025, Chelangat was provisional suspended by the

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after testing positive for EPO.

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