✳ Nominees 2019 Male World Athlete of the Year ✅ Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 ✅ Donavan Brazier 🇺🇸 ✅ Christian Coleman 🇺🇸 ✅ Timothy Cheruyiot 🇰🇪 ✅ Steven Gardiner 🇧🇭 ✅ Sam Kendricks 🇺🇸 ✅ Eliud Kipchoge 🇰🇪 ✅ Noah Lyles 🇺🇸 ✅ Daniel Stahl 🇸🇪 ✅ Christian Taylor 🇺🇸 ✅ …
Read More »World Champ Cheptegei says Kipchoge is ‘Greatest of All Time’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly crowned World Athletics 10,000m Champion Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda has hailed Eliud Kipchoge for being the first man to run the marathon under two hours on Saturday, describing him as ‘the G.O.A.T’ (Greatest of All time). “Today history was made. A huge congratulations to …
Read More »Gold medalists, Bombardiers arrive on same day
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda started 57th Independence Day celebrations two days early today with the arrival of the national team from the World Athletics Championship hours before two new Bombardier planes landed to join its national airline. Gold medalists Halimah Nakaayi and Joshua Cheptegei led the national …
Read More »Cheptegei gold, Uganda finishes 9th in the world
RANK COUNTRY TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 14 11 4 29 2 KENYA 5 2 4 11 3 JAMAICA 3 5 4 12 4 PR OF CHINA 3 3 3 9 5 ETHIOPIA 2 5 1 8 6 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 2 3 0 5 7 GERMANY 2 0 …
Read More »CHEPTEGEI IS WORLD 10,000M CHAMPION!
Rank Order Name Result Notes Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:48.36 WL Yomif KEJELCHA (ETH) 26:49.34 PB Rhonex KIPRUTO (KEN) 26:50.32 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda won the men’s 10,000 metres world title in Doha on Sunday with the second fastest ever time in the championships history of 26min 48.36sec. …
Read More »LIVE: Cheptegei ready to step into Mo Farah’s shoes
✳10,000m lineup – 8PM LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY PB SB 2019 1 1291 Rodgers KWEMOI KEN 27:25.23 27:26.92 2 237 Onesphore NZIKWINKUNDA BDI 28:09.98 28:11.90 3 1906 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR USA 27:07.55 27:47.71 4 1085 Yemaneberhan CRIPPA ITA 27:44.21 27:49.79 5 1907 Leonard KORIR USA 27:20.18 27:34.01 6 701 Hagos GEBRHIWET ETH 26:48.95 26:48.95 7 1488 Sondre …
Read More »Is it Joshua Cheptegei time?
Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE SATURDAY RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th 2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISA ETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ugandan women have done it twice already, …
Read More »Cheptegei last Ugandan athlete to reach Doha
🇺🇬 THURSDAY Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala 10pm Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo11pm Friday Men’s 1500m S Ronald Musagala Saturday Women’s 1500m FINAL – Winnie Nanyondo 8.55pm Marathon FINAL – Stephen Kiptrotich | Fred Musobo | Solomon Mutai – Midnight Sunday 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Jacob KIPLIMO | Abdallah Kibet …
Read More »Cheptegei leads Ugandan team of 22 to Doha World Champs
✳Prize Money – World Championships 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Former medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Stephen Kiprotich will lead a strong Ugandan team of 22 to the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 that start in …
Read More »Cheptegei picks $50,000 in preps for Doha World Champs
Zurich, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long distance ace Joshua Cheptegei stepped up his preparations for next month’s World Athletics Championships with a great win in the final 5,000m race of the Diamond League in Zurich Thursday. Cheptegei made it look easy, speeding off from the start to beat …
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