He was the individual winner of the 2023 World Cross Country Championships U20 race, leading his Kenyan team to a gold medal finish.

He is also the Kenyan under-20 record-holder in the two miles run after his runner-up performance to Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the 2023 Meeting de Paris.

[2] Kipkurui began his 2023 season at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, competing in the U20 race.

[2] Kipkurui only finished 4th at the Kenyan world championship trials in the 5000 m, behind Jacob Krop, Daniel Ebenyo, and Cornelius Kemboi.

This meant that he often had to run at 4 a.m. using torches to light his path in order to attend school on time at 6 a.m. Hebelieved that his win at the World Cross Country Championships U20 race was a "supernatural intervention" from his Maker.