Career
Yomif Kejelcha made his international debut at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, winning gold in the boys" 3000 metres with a time of 7:53.56. At the Ostrava Golden Spike elite meeting in May 2014 he placed second over 3000 metres in 7:36.28, losing only to Kenya"s Caleb Ndiku. He defeated 2008 Olympic medallist Nick Willis and former World Champion Bernard Lagat.
He finished 2014 as the world youth leader at both 3000 and 5000 metres, and world junior leader at 3000 metres.
Yomif opened his 2015 season at the African Junior Championships in Addis Ababa, winning the 5000 metres in 14:31.03. Yomif scored his first Diamond League victory the following week at the Golden Gala in Rome, winning in a world-leading 12:58.39 and breaking 13 minutes for the first time.
On September 11th, 2015 Kejelcha competed in the Diamond League event in Brussels and set a new personal best (and world-leading time for 2015) of 12:53.98 in the 5,000 meter event.