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 …
Read More »UAF: Only those in Tororo will make trip to Australia
✳ Junior Women: 6km ✳ Junior Men: 8km ✳ Senior Women: 10km ✳ Senior Men: 10km Tororo, Uganda | BY LOUIS JADWONG & URN | The Uganda Athletics Federation has decided that only athletes who will compete in today’s National Cross Country race in Tororo will be given a ticket to the …
Read More »Cheptegei, Kiplimo take cross country battle to Tororo again
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | It does not come bigger than this anywhere else in the athletics world. The world’s top two cross country runners will battle for supremacy over 10km when, for the second time in a year, the eastern Ugandan town of Tororo hosts the …
Read More »Kiplimo, Rebecca Cheptegei win UAF eastern cross country championships
Kapchorwa , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the regional cross country championships that were held at Tuban playgrounds in Kapchorwa Municipality. The 2022 Commonwealth double Gold medalist, comfortably secured the 10km race victory in 29:42.02. He was followed by Martin Magengo Kiprotich who …
Read More »Kiplimo asks Ugandan top athletes to embrace local competitions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long distance star runner, Jacob Kiplimo has urged Ugandan top athletes to always take part in local competitions. Kiplimo says the competitions motivate the upcoming rising stars in the sport because they are inspired running with excelling athletes. “I was personally motivated after running …
Read More »Cheptegei, Kiplimo prepare for National Cross Country Championships
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s top long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, will feature in the National Cross Country Championships. The two are currently preparing in Kapchorwa ahead of the run slated for December 10th at Tororo Golf Course. Cheptegei who couldn’t take part in the Great North …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo triumphs in England’s Great North Run
🏅 Elite Mens: Jacob Kiplimo 00:59:33 🏅 Elite Womens: Hellen Obiri 01:07:05 🏅 Elite Mens Wheelchair: David Weir 00:42:59 🏅 Elite Womens Wheelchair: Eden Rainbow-Cooper 00:51:27 Newcastle, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Kiplimo continued cementing his place as the best long distance runner in the world, with another …
Read More »Cheptegei, Kiplimo for Great North Run Half Marathon
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s top long distance stars Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo will feature in the Great North Run Half marathon in England. The duo are currently preparing ahead of the run slated for September 12th. They will face tough opposition from Ethiopian star runners …
Read More »DOUBLE GOLD: Kiplimo is the new Cheptegei!
Kenyans second best again as Kiplimo steps the pedal in last lap 🔴 Commonwealth Games ✳ Kiplimo 🇺🇬 3.08.08 🥇 ✳ Kimeli 🇰🇪 13:08.19 ✳ Krop 🇰🇪 13:08.48 🔴World Under-20 Championships ✳ W 5000m final Prisca Chesang 🥉 Birmingham, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The look on Nicholas Kimeli’s face (photo above) said it all. Jacob …
Read More »GOLD: Kiplimo steps into Cheptegei’s shoes
✳ Jacob KIPLIMO 27:09.19 🥇 ✳ Daniel Simiu EBENYO 27:11.26 🥈 ✳Kibiwott KANDIE 27:20.34 🥉 Birmingham, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Kiplimo has clinched gold in the 10,000m final in a new Commonwealth Games time of 27:09:19. He continues a strong Ugandan tradition in the 10,000m that has seen the country’s runners …
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