Joan Chelimo Melly (born 10 November 1990) is a Kenyan and Romanian[1] female long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions.

During that period, she won several races, including the Valencia 10K in a course record of 32:17[2] and the OCP 10K Int’l de Khouribga where she set a then 31:41 personal best over the 10K distance.

[6] In May, she finished second at Le Puy-en-Velay 15K[7] before winning Boston 10K in a new best of 31:24[8] In September, she ended up second at the Copenhagen Half Marathon after leading most of the race, clocking a new personal best of 1:06:25, the seventh fastest time of the year.

[12] Following her excellent performances and after going out under world-record pace for about seventeen kilometers, Chelimo won the 2018 Prague Half Marathon in 1:05:04, becoming the 4th fastest women of all-time over the distance.

The organization was titled in honour of a fellow runner, the world record-holder Agnes Tirop, stabbed to death in October 2021 at her home in Iten, allegedly by her husband.