Kiplimo wins men’s junior gold

RESULT:

Jacob Kiplimo takes the U20 men’s title, winning Uganda’s first ever gold medal in World Cross history. #iaafkampala2017

— IAAF (@iaaforg) March 26, 2017

Jacob Kiplimo took the lead in the 2nd of four laps, and held on to win Uganda a first ever gold at the World Championships on Sunday in Kampala.

“Yes, yes, yes….I always thought I could win. It was a very good race. When I decided to break away going into the last lap, I knew I was going to win,”said Kiplimo.

Kiplimo covered the 8km course in 22:40, ending the Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance of the event to win the first global title of his career.

Ethiopia’s Amdework Walelegn came through strongly on the final lap to take silver while Kenya’s Richard Kimunyan Yator takes bronze.

Uganda has a very strong record in the junior events of the World Cross Country championships, and have now bagged a stunning 15 medals in the last 15 editions.

The team however lost out on a team medal. Ethiopia take gold with 17 points ahead of Kenya (27) and Eritrea (55). Uganda misses out on bronze by 1 point.

.@iaaforg It’s #Gold for the host Nation – #Uganda! Congratulations ?. Photos by; @JoshWama pic.twitter.com/Hd5Vx5DonM

— iaafkampala2017 (@iaafkampala2017) March 26, 2017

Congratulations Kiplimo Jacob! Congratulations Team Uganda.Thank you for raising our flag high. You did well today. We’re very proud of you. pic.twitter.com/3AJyEM9rDV

— Janet K Museveni (@JanetMuseveni) March 26, 2017

POS	BIB	ATHLETE	MARK	DETAIL
1		Jacob KIPLIMOUGA	22:40
2		Amdework WALELEGNETH	22:43
3		Richard Yator KIMUNYANKEN	22:52
4		Betesfa GETAHUNETH	22:58
5		Selemon BAREGAETH	23:03
6		Tefera MOSISAETH	23:04
7		Amos KIRUIKEN	23:04
8		Edwin Kiplangat BETTKEN	23:10
9		Yemane HAILESELASSIEERI	23:18
10		Wesley LEDAMAKEN	23:25
11		Filmon ANDEERI	23:28
12		Bayelign TESHAGERETH	23:35
13		Solomon BERIHUETH	23:38
14		Ronald Kiprotich KIRUIKEN	24:00
15		Kevin KIBETUGA	24:02
16		Abraha KOKOBERI	24:06
17		Meshack Munguti NZULAKEN	24:26
18		Victor KIPLANGATUGA	24:29
19		Mehari TSEGAYERI	24:30
20		Hicham AKANKAMMAR	24:35
21		Robel SIBHATUERI	24:36
22		Mathew Job CHEKURUIUGA	24:37
23		Titus Given KWEMOIUGA	24:50
24		Kabelo SEBOKORSA	24:54
25		Anouar OUZINEMAR	24:59
26		Francis DAMIANOTAN	25:03
27		Kazuya NISHIYAMAJPN	25:15
28		Mouhcine OUTALHAMAR	25:19
29		Daniel DO NASCIMENTOBRA	25:21
30		Pakiso MTHEMBURSA	25:25
31		Mario GARCÍAESP	25:26
32		Omar RAMOSPER	25:28
33		Paul ROBERTSUSA	25:31
34		Ramadhani Juma HAMISITAN	25:36
35		Kbashi Mohamedkhir AHMEDSUD	25:38
36		Elisha Dosla WEMATAN	25:41
37		Yoji SAKAIJPN	25:41
38		SUOLANGCAIRENCHN	25:42
39		Edwar CONDORIPER	25:46
40		Mohamed BALIMAR	25:47
41		Joshua Elisante SULLETAN	25:49
42		Ryunosuke CHIGIRAJPN	25:51
43		Sam STEVENSGBR	25:52
44		Elisha CHEMUTAIUGA	25:54
45		Anthiny Dosla WEMATAN	25:55
46		Aidan REEDUSA	25:55
47		Scott BEATTIEGBR	26:01
48		Kieren TALLAUS	26:03
49		Yohana Elisante SULLETAN	26:05
50		Miguel GONZÁLEZESP	26:10
51		Sodai SHIMIZUJPN	26:11
52		Hamza ALIUSA	26:14
53		Fouad ABOUDALG	26:14
54		Kieran LUMBCAN	26:21
55		David LEANAUS	26:24
56		Abdelkarim BEN ZAHRAMAR	26:27
57		Tumi LEPHOTHORSA	26:28
58		Alec HAINESUSA	26:28
59		Dorin-Andrei RUSUROU	26:33
60		Jonathan SHIELDSGBR	26:35
61		Isaac HARDINGUSA	26:37
62		Jonathan DEL RAZOMEX	26:39
63		Kagiso KEBATSHWARETSEBOT	26:40
64		Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉSCAN	26:42
65		Zach FACIONIAUS	26:48
66		Edward TRIPPASAUS	26:50
67		Ryan MPHAHLELERSA	26:57
68		Joshua PHILLIPSAUS	26:57
69		Hugo MILNERGBR	26:58
70		Yorlin CANCHANYAPER	27:07
71		Alexis PHELUTFRA	27:07
72		Ali DJOUDARALG	27:07
73		Adrián BENESP	27:14
74		Ilyas RAJIMAR	27:15
75		Callum MCCLUSKYAUS	27:18
76		Dais MALEBANARSA	27:20
77		Mitchell UBENECAN	27:21
78		Keita YOSHIDAJPN	27:23
79		Braulio VILLALVAPER	27:23
80		Luke PRIORGBR	27:24
81		Arturo REYNAMEX	27:25
82		Andrew ALEXANDERCAN	27:26
83		Rochdi BOUCHEKHCHOUKHAALG	27:26
84		Graham BAIRDCAN	27:27
85		Daou ABOUBACARCOM	27:37
86		Gavin PARPARTUSA	27:55
87		Benjamin DAVIESGBR	28:01
88		Adam YOUSIFSUD	28:03
89		Ouassim OUMAIZ ERROUCHESP	28:09
90		Seif Eddine HAZAMALG	28:16
91		Dumo MKWANANZIZIM	28:19
92		Mohamed Abdaljalil MOHAMEDSUD	28:31
93		Gidown MOHAMED EISASUD	28:36
94		Said MECHAALESP	28:38
		Mutlaq ALAZEMIKUW

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PREVIEW

Uganda has a very strong record in the junior events of the World Cross Country championships, having bagged a stunning 14 medals in the last 14 editions.

Spurred on by Boniface Kiprop, Uganda won their first team junior medal in 2000, which was followed by seven more victories for the Under-20 runners.

Kiprop himself bagged individual bronze in 2002, which he followed up with silvers in 2003 and 2004.

Since 2000, Uganda has bagged 5 junior men’s individual medals, 8 junior men’s and 1 junior women team medals. The senior men have bagged four medals, while the women 1.

Uganda’s Juniors will this time be led by Jacob Kiplimo, world junior 10,000m bronze medalist last year. As a 15-year-old, Kiplimo was the country’s youngest athlete at the Olympics last year where he finished 11th in his heat.

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