Kiplimo looks good to give Uganda medal in junior men’s race

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

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.

#IaafKampala2017 Tweets

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

ORDER / LANE	ATHLETE	COUNTRY	SB 2017
1	Fouad ABOUD	ALG
2	Rochdi BOUCHEKHCHOUKHA	ALG
3	Aimen BOULAININE	ALG
4	Ali DJOUDAR	ALG
5	Seif Eddine HAZAM	ALG
6	Zach FACIONI	AUS
7	David LEAN	AUS
8	Callum MCCLUSKY	AUS
9	Joshua PHILLIPS	AUS
10	Kieren TALL	AUS
11	Edward TRIPPAS	AUS
12	Kagiso KEBATSHWARETSE	BOT
13	Daniel DO NASCIMENTO	BRA
14	Andrew ALEXANDER	CAN
15	Graham BAIRD	CAN
16	Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉS	CAN
17	Kieran LUMB	CAN
18	Mitchell UBENE	CAN
19	SUOLANGCAIREN	CHN
20	Daou ABOUBACAR	COM
21	Ahamada AZAD	COM
22	Filmon ANDE	ERI
23	Abraha KOKOB	ERI
24	Yemane HAILESELASSIE	ERI
25	Robel SIBHATU	ERI
26	Mehari TSEGAY	ERI
27	Adrián BEN	ESP
28	Mario GARCÍA	ESP
29	Miguel GONZÁLEZ	ESP
30	Said MECHAAL	ESP
31	Ouassim OUMAIZ ERROUCH	ESP
32	Selemon BAREGA	ETH
33	Solomon BERIHU	ETH
34	Betesfa GETAHUN	ETH
35	Tefera MOSISA	ETH
36	Bayelign TESHAGER	ETH
37	Amdework WALELEGN	ETH
38	Alexis PHELUT	FRA
39	Scott BEATTIE	GBR
40	Benjamin DAVIES	GBR
41	Hugo MILNER	GBR
42	Luke PRIOR	GBR
43	Jonathan SHIELDS	GBR
44	Sam STEVENS	GBR
45	Ryunosuke CHIGIRA	JPN
46	Kazuya NISHIYAMA	JPN
47	Yoji SAKAI	JPN
48	Sodai SHIMIZU	JPN
49	Keita YOSHIDA	JPN
50	Edwin Kiplangat BETT	KEN
51	Richard Yator KIMUNYAN	KEN
52	Amos KIRUI	KEN
53	Ronald Kiprotich KIRUI	KEN
54	Wesley LEDAMA	KEN
55	Meshack Munguti NZULA	KEN
56	Abdullah ABDULLAH	KUW
57	Mutlaq ALAZEMI	KUW
58	Waleed ALFAILAKAWI	KUW
59	Yousef NADOUM	KUW
60	Ahmad AL CHOR	LBN
61	Almontaser HAMIEH	LBN
62	Peter ALKHOURY	LBN
63	Andrew KPEHE	LBR
64	Hicham AKANKAM	MAR
65	Mohamed BALI	MAR
66	Abdelkarim BEN ZAHRA	MAR
67	Mouhcine OUTALHA	MAR
68	Anouar OUZINE	MAR
69	Ilyas RAJI	MAR
70	Jonathan DEL RAZO	MEX
71	Arturo REYNA	MEX
72	Yorlin CANCHANYA	PER
73	Edwar CONDORI	PER
74	Omar RAMOS	PER
75	Braulio VILLALVA	PER
76	Dorin-Andrei RUSU	ROU
77	Tumi LEPHOTHO	RSA
78	Dais MALEBANA	RSA
79	Ryan MPHAHLELE	RSA
80	Pakiso MTHEMBU	RSA
81	Kabelo SEBOKO	RSA
82	Kbashi Mohamedkhir AHMED	SUD
83	Yousif Ahmed MAKEEN	SUD
84	Mohamed Abdaljalil MOHAMED	SUD
85	Gidown MOHAMED EISA	SUD
86	Adam YOUSIF	SUD
87	Francis DAMIANO	TAN
88	Ramadhani Juma HAMISI	TAN
89	Joshua Elisante SULLE	TAN
90	Yohana Elisante SULLE	TAN
91	Anthiny Dosla WEMA	TAN
92	Elisha Dosla WEMA	TAN
93	Jacob KIPLIMO	UGA
94	Titus Given KWEMOI	UGA
95	Mathew Job CHEKURUI	UGA
96	Elisha CHEMUTAI	UGA
97	Kevin KIBET	UGA
98	Victor KIPLANGAT	UGA
99	Alec HAINES	USA
100	Isaac HARDING	USA
101	Gavin PARPART	USA
102	Aidan REED	USA
103	Paul ROBERTS	USA
104	Hamza ALI	USA
105	Abdullah AL-QWABANI	YEM
106	Dumo MKWANANZI	ZIM