The USPA-Nile Breweries Sports Personality of the year 2022 is athlete Kiplimo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long distance ace Jacob Kiplimo was on Saturday night named the USPA-Nile Special Uganda Sports Personality of the Year 2022. Kiplimo was recognised – for his very first Uganda Sports Personality of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | Long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo is out of team Uganda for the 2023 World Athletics Championships following a hamstring injury. According to the letter seen by Uganda Radio Network on August 11th, from Uganda Athletics Federation and signed by their President, Dominic Otucet, Kiplimo sustained …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have confirmed their participation in the upcoming fifth Diamond League event, scheduled to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 30th, 2023. The duo has expressed their readiness to compete in the 5000-meter Diamond League race, …
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Oslo, Norway | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo came second at the Oslo Diamond League on Thursday. The 2023 World Cross Country reigning Champion finished the race in a time of 12:41.73 microseconds. Kiplimo was narrowly outpaced by Ethiopia’s Yomiv Kajelcha, who crossed the finishing line in …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance ae Jacob Kiplimo has withdrawn from the Rome Diamond League, just two weeks before the race. Kiplimo says, he was not prepared for it, although his management had registered him for the event which is scheduled for June 2, 2023, in Italy. …
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1⃣ Jacob Kiplimo 1:01:31 🇺🇬 2⃣ Chepetegei 1:02:09 🇺🇬 3⃣ Zouhair Talbi 1:02:18 🇲🇦 Hellen Obiri, Jacob Kiplimo, Susannah Scaroni, and Jetze Plat Win 2023 United Airlines NYC Half Titles New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Jacob Kiplimo maintained his supremacy in the half marathon event by adding the New York …
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✳ SUNDAY – New York City Half Marathon 2.00pm New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | When long-distance aces Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo appear at an event these days, fans expect nothing but fireworks from the Ugandans. The two runners have cemented their places as the giants …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two reigning Uganda long-distance runners have merged their training schedules ahead of the New York City half marathon. Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning World cross-country champion, and Joshua Cheptegei, who finished third at the just concluded cross-country championships in Bathurst, Australia, are jointly preparing for the …
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Uganda wins 4 medals, third in the world rankings 🔵 Uganda results summary 🇺🇬 🏃 ✳ Senior Mens Result (TEAM bronze medal 🥉) 1. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 🥇 29:17 2. Aregawi 🇪🇹 🥈 29:26 3. Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 🥉 29:37 R KIBET 🇺🇬 15th 30:40 M KIPROTICH 🇺🇬 18th 30:56 I KIBET 🇺🇬 24th 31:12 S KIBET 🇺🇬 …
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Uganda ready to defend individual and team titles in Australia February 18 🔵 Cross Country teams 🇺🇬 🏃 ✳ Men 312 Joshua CHEPTEGEI 315 Isaac KIBET 316 Rogers KIBET 317 Samuel KIBET 318 Jacob KIPLIMO 320 Martin Magengo KIPROTICH ✳ U20 men 310 Feb CHELEGOI 311 Hosea CHEMUTAI 313 Allan KIBET 314 Dan KIBET …
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