Copenhagen, Denmark | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo secured second position the in Danish capital city on Sunday race. The reigning world record holder in the same distance, crossed the finishing line in 58 minutes and 6 seconds in a race won by Kenya’s world Champion Sabastian Sawe who …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo retains World Cross Country title
Belgrade, Serbia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the 45th edition of World cross country in Belgrade, Serbia. Maintaining his second consecutive title at the event, Kiplimo secured the 10km race victory in 28 minutes and 09 seconds, and was followed by Berihu Aregawi from …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo, Chebet win National Cross Country championships
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo won the National cross-country championships held in Tororo on Saturday. The reigning World cross country champion, secured the 10km meter race victory in 29 minutes, 3 seconds. Dan Kibet from the Uganda Prison Services followed in the second position as he crossed …
Read More »Kiplimo continues recovery, running Sevens Hills in Netherlands on Sunday
Nijmegen, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has set off for the Sevens Hills Race in Nijmegen, Netherlands slated for Sunday. Kiplimo will compete against long-distance star athlete Rogers Kwemoi, Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega and Yomiv Kajalcha, and Ronald Kwemoi from Kenya. Following his participation in the …
Read More »Kiplimo to participate in Rome Diamond League
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner and the reigning 2023 world Cross Country Gold Medalist Jacob Kiplimo has confirmed his participation in the Rome Diamond League in Italy. Kiplimo will be joining Joshua Cheptegei in the 5000m race scheduled for June 2. They will face stiff competition from …
Read More »Kiplimo not entered for Diamond League races yet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long distance star runner, Jacob Kiplimo has not entered any of the 2023 Diamond League and Continental Tour season races. The reigning World Cross Country Gold Medalist told Uganda Radio Network that although he is undergoing training, he has not yet decided whether to …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo embarks on discovery of young talent
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth gold medalist, Jacob Kiplimo has unveiled the “Discovery Uganda Championships” to identify young talents. According to Kiplimo, he will use the Championship set for January 23, 2023, to spot and support young talents. He explains that most talented athletes, give up in villages due …
Read More »Cheptegei to miss Commonwealth games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei will not compete at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth games. The star athlete, the defending champion of both the 10,000 and 5,000 metre at the Commonwealth games was scheduled to compete in the 5,000-metre race that will be held on August 6, 2022. But …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo breaks half marathon world record
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record to win the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday, 21 November 2021. Uganda’s Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist clocked 57:31, breaking Kibiwott Kandie’s mark from Valencia last December by just one second. Kiplimo is the reigning half marathon world champion …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo qualifies for 5000m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has qualified for the 5000m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled for next month. The Ugandan star qualified after scooping the 5000m race at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Stadion Allmend in Luzern, Switzerland beating Kenya’s Daniel Simiyu. Kiplimo ran for …
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