30 July 2021 | Athletics

Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have won Uganda its first medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Cheptegei and Kiplimo completed a 2-3 finish in the Men's 10000m to win Silver and Bronze respectively as Ethiopian Selemon Barega claimed gold.

World champion Cheptegei ran a season-best 27:43.63 and was just under a second behind Barega who crossed the finish line in 27:43.22.

Meanwhile, Kiplimo clocked 27:43.88.

Stephen Kissa, another Ugandan in the event, set the pace of the race and a platform for his compatriots leading through 6000m before eventually dropping out.

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