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He finished seventh at the 2008 World Athletics Final and eighth at the 2009 World Athletics Final, and also fifth in the 3000 metres at the 2009 World Athletics Final.
He finished seventh at the 2008 World Athletics Final and eighth at the 2009 World Athletics Final, and also fifth in the 3000 metres at the 2009 World Athletics Final.
Kipruto took second place at the 2010 Stramilano Half Marathon, running a sub-60 minute time of 59:39 to finish just behind Moses Mosop. He again broke the 60-minute mark later that year, finishing third at the Lille Half Marathon in 59:52. At the start of 2011 he was fifth at the Giro Media Blenio.
Kipruto was second at that year"s Nice Half Marathon with a season"s best run of 1:01:11 hours.
He began 2012 with a runner-up performance behind Ayele Abshero at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon. He was third at that year"s Delhi Half Marathon and placed fifth at both the Falmouth Road Race and the BOClassic.
Kipruto was runner-up at the Berlin Half Marathon, but came fourth in Yangzhou. He was also runner-up over 10 miles at the Bix 7 Road Race.
He entered as one of the favourites for the Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale, but dropped out during the race"s difficult uphill section.