Career
Chemabwai competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but did not advance past 400 metres heats. Alongside Lydia Stephens-Oketch and Elizabeth Chesire she was the first Kenyan woman athlete compete at the Olympics. She competed again at the 1972 Summer Olympics, reaching quarterfinals (2nd round).
Chemabwai was married to the now deceased runner Julius Sang.
She believes that being a wife of another runner, she was able to have a long career, unlike many other Kenyan female runners whose careers are cut short by family life. As of 2002, she was a university athletics coach.
Her forename is sometimes spelled Tecla. She was blessed with five kids namely Collins Kipchumba, Christine Chebet, Lee kipngetich,ieelyn Chepchirchir and Rosemary Cheptanui.
