Ugandan Olympic medallists Joshua Chetegei, Peruth Chemutai and Jacob Kiplimo have returned home from Japan. At Entebbe airport on Tuesday, they waved to the massive crowds that lined on the roadsides to welcome them back home. The family members of Ugandan Olympic medallists were also waiting at Entebbe International Airport upon their return from Tokyo,…
Ugandan teenage athletics sensation Jacob Kiplimo proved unstoppable once again as he smashed the Wanda Diamond League 3000m meet record in Rome on Thursday night, also setting a new Ugandan record with that performance. Kiplimo clocked 7:26.64 over the seven-and-a-half-lap distance to not only smash Australia’s Ryan Gregson’s meet record of 7:42.19 by 1.55 seconds,…
What Joshua Cheptegei can do, Jacob Kiplimo will strive to emulate. Ugandan 19-year-old former junior world champion Kiplimo on Tuesday showed he will be the man World record holder Cheptegei keeps and eye on, after he pulled off a stunning come-from behind 5000m win at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava. As Ethiopian World Championship silver…
