Uganda’s Kiplimo wins Cinque Mulini IAAF Cross Country Permit in Italy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s world junior cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo has won the 86th Cinque Mulini IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting in San Vittore Olona, Italy on Sunday. He run the 11km race in 34:00

The Cinque Mulini is an annual cross country running race in San Vittore Olona, Italy. First held in 1933, the course is unusual in that it revolves around a number of water mills, which lend the competition its name – meaning Five Mills in Italian.

It is a race that fellow countryman Boniface Kiprop (UGA) won in 2004 and is one of the IAAF cross country permit meetings that act as qualifiers for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Haile Telahun and Girma Taye of Ethiopia came second and third in 0:34:17 and 0:34:31 minutes in this sixth and penultimate leg of the IAAF Cross Country Permit circuit.

Three weeks ago, Kiplimo and Joshua Cheptegei dominated the Seville  IAAF Cross Country Permit meeting. Cheptegei won the race, followed by Kiplimo as they edged out arch-rival  Selemon Barega from Ethiopia who had won the two previous races.

Kiplimo and Cheptegei missed the Uganda national cross country championships held in Jinja on Saturday, which means new champions emerged.
Thomas Ayeko to the men senior title in 28:25.3 while Kiplimo’s crown was taken by Victor Kiplangat in 22:48.8.

The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) will use the event to select the national cross country team to represent Uganda at the 5th edition of the Africa Cross Country Championships due March 17, 2018 in Algeria.

Cheptegei and Kiplimo are still expected to make the Ugandan team going by their performance on the international scene.

Leading results

Men
1 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) 34:00
2 Haile Telahun (ETH) 34:17
3 Taye Girma (ETH) 34:31
4 Peter Ndegwa (KEN) 34:34
5 Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA) 34:36
6 Ande Filmon (ERI) 34:52
7 Kokob Ghebru (ERI) 35:11
8 Yohanes Chiappinelli (ITA) 35:11
9 Yassine Rachick (ITA) 35:29
10 Lorenzo Dini (ITA) 35:37

Women
1 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 18:14
2 Daisy Jepkemei (KEN) 18:18
3 Feysa Hawi (ETH) 18:20
4 Norah Jeruto Tanui (KEN) 18:30
5 Edao Febitu Bontu (BRN) 18:55
6 Gemma Steel (GBR) 19:07
7 Martina Merlo (ITA) 19:28
8 Sara Bottarelli (ITA) 19:37
9 Alice Gaggi (ITA) 19:37
10 Roberta Ciappini (ITA) 19:42

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— The Independent (@UGIndependent) February 10, 2018