Anjelina Lohalith

Anjelina Nadai Lohalith (born 1993, credited as January 1)[1] is a track and field athlete originally from South Sudan, but now living and training in Kenya.

In 2001 when Lohalith was eight years old she had to leave her home during the Second Sudanese Civil War by civil war and violence closed in on her village with landmines being found near her home.

[2][3] She arrived in northern Kenya in 2002, settling in the Kakuma refugee camp.

[3] When professional coaches came to Kakuma to hold selection trials for a special training camp, they identified Lohalith's athletic ability and she was selected to train under Olympic champion marathon runner Tegla Loroupe at her sports foundation in Nairobi.

[4] On 30 April 2024, Lohalith was issued with a provisional suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit in relation to "Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Trimetazidine)" under anti-doping rules.