12 December 2022 | Athletics

Stella Chesang and teenager Martin Kiprotich Magengo were crowned winners at the Ugandan Cross Country Championships in Tororo on Saturday. Chesang, the 2018 Commonwealth 10,000m champion, crossed the tape ahead of 40 runners in the senior women’s 10km race. She staved off a tough challenge in Prisca Chesang Chemweno to win in 33:57. "I really enjoyed the race. This has been a good year for me," Chesang told World Athletics. Chesang will now lead Uganda’s senior women’s team at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst 23 on 18 February. 19-year-old Kiprotich posted a winning time of 29:35 ahead of Isaac Kibet (29:43) and Samuel Kibet (29:46)to win the senior men's 10Km category. "I didn’t expect to win because it was my first time to run against seniors," said Kiprotich told World Athletics. In the U20 women’s race, Isella Chebet of the Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation (Jocdef) club beat Peace Hope Chemutai.

Leading results

Senior women (10km) 1 Stella Chesang 33:57 2 Prisca Chesang 34:06 3 Annet Chelangat 34:13 4 Doreen Chesang 34:26 5 Mercyline Chelangat 34:36 6 Rispa Cherop 34:45 7 Janat Chemusto 34:57 8 Sarah Chelangat 35:06 Senior men (10km) 1 Martin Kiprotich 29:35 2 Isaac Kibet 29:43 3 Samuel Kibet 29:46 4 Rogers Kibet 29:50 5 Denis Cherotich 29:51 6 Andrew Rotich Kwemoi 29:54 7 Leonard Chemutai 30:02 8 Nelson Wakana 30:08 U20 women (6km) 1 Isella Chebet 20:36 2 Peace Hope Chemutai 20:37 3 Charity Cherop 20:41 4 Teddy Simon Chekwemoi 20:43 5 Bantalin Yeko 20:46 6 Peace Chebet 20:51 7 Felister Chekwemoi 21:07 8 Risper Cherop 21:12 U20 men (10km) 1 Kenneth Kiprop 29:29 2 Silas Rotich 30:27 3 Dan Kibet 30:39 4 Alan Kibet 30:42 5 Feb Chelogoi 30:54 6 Hosea Chemutai 30:56 7 Elijah Cheptoek 31:03 8 James Kirwa 31:03

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