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Fellow Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has appreciated Victor Kiplangat’s efforts that delivered the country’s first ever Gold in the distance at the Commonwealth games.
Kiplangat ran 2:10:55 after grabbing the lead after the 25km mark and his solo race to the tape proved quite a moment to remember for the country.
Talking up his performance, Cheptegei who will not participate in the games expressed his delight at the success Kiplangat brought to the nation.
“On my own behalf and on behalf of all the athletics sports fraternity, and the entire nation, I take the privilege to congratulate my brother Victor Kiplangat upon achieving this great milestone at the
“@birminghamcg22 You have done us proud.”
Cheptegei won gold as well in the recently Oregon World Athletics Championships 10,000m men’s final, Jacob Kiplimo taking bronze in the same race.
Commonwealth Games 2022 (Marathon):
- Winner (Gold): Victor Kiplangat (Uganda) – 2:10:55
- Second (Silver): Alfred Simbu (Tanzania) – 2:12:29
- Third (Bronze): Michael Githae (Kenya) – 2:13:16
- Fourth: Adams L (Australia) – 2:13:23
- Fifth: Korir J (Kenya) – 2:14:06
Ugandan long-distance runner Victor Kiplangat stunned the world to win the country’s first ever Commonwealth games men’s marathon Gold medal in Birmingham on Saturday.
Kiplangat obliterated a field of Kenyans, Tanzanians, and Australians to cross the tape at 2:10:55 after grabbing the lead after the 25km mark.
Alponce Felix Simbu of Tanzania came through in second place in 2:12:29, while Kenya’s Michael Mugo Githae took Bronze in 2:13:16.
Kiplangat’s success meant he became the first Ugandan to win the Commonwealth Games gold in the marathon.
The race started with Liam Adama from Australia taking the lead through the first 5 kilometers. The pack later closed in before Adama lost the lead after the water station.
With just about 17km to go, Kiplangat surged ahead with Tanzania’s Alphonce Felix Simbu not far behind. Liam of Australia had dropped back to 5th.
Kiplangat’s lead kept growing, hitting 35km in 1:47:09. He powered home literally all alone to claim Gold, celebrating like no other.
Tanzania’s Simbu and Kenya’s Giathe completed a 1-2-3 sweep of the medals by the East Africans.
Ugandan long-distance runner Peter Maru has vowed to return with a medal from the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
Maru featured at the previous edition held at Kasarani Stadium in Kenya’s capital Nairobi last year and secured a fifth-place finish in the 1500m final.
He however struggled at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships finishing 14th in his 5000m heat, running 13:47.65.
He told World Athletics’ Darren Allan Kyeyune; “The problem I got was fatigue. This was the longest trip in my life,” Maru said.
“Here I ran the senior championships. That is more experience that I have got and going to Colombia, I will do better,” he said.
He added; “In the 5000m, I will run the finals. And I like the 5000m because I will come (back) with a medal.”
Maru is a 19-year-old athlete born in Eastern Uganda. His favorite race is the 5000m. He has posted personal bests in 1500m – 3:40.10 and 5000m – 13:07.42.
His race at the World Athletics U20 Championships will take place on the afternoon of August 1st. The 5000m final will be at 03:55 am EAT.
Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo believes Joshua Cheptegei and Oscar Chelimo achieved one of the greatest feats as they claimed medals at the recently concluded Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships.
Kiplimo himself won bronze in the 10,000m final but his younger brother Chelimo had to wait for his chance in the 5,000m final to walk away with bronze in 13:10.20 SB.
Kiplimo kept within the leading pack alongside colleague and eventual gold medal-winner, Cheptegei in the race. He posted 27:27.97 SB one spot after the latter crossed in 27:27.43 SB.
To date, the memories remain alive in his head with a strong belief that Uganda is the ultimate home of long-distance runners.
“@wchoregon22 emotions are still in our hearts. We did again something special, Uganda is a huge country of distance runners. Congrats again my fellow Joshua, and to my young brother Oscar for his first senior global medal. Ugandan pride,” he wrote on his social media.
Kiplimo returned to Uganda immediately after his Oregon exploits to prepare for his 10,000m and 5,000m races in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on the 2nd and 6th of August at the Alexander Stadium.
Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei was tipped to claim the men’s 5000m final at the 2022 Oregon World Athletics Championships, however, all was not rosy.
The 25-year-old finished 9th in an underwhelming show but there was a lot more to it than what meets the eye.
Cheptegei endured a tough race and operated on the side of caution according to Uganda Police Athletics club coach Benjamin Njia.
Njia revealed that Cheptegei suffered a tendon injury after participating in the 5000m heats, which complicated his chances in the finals.
“He got a tendon problem in the 5000m heats when they were doing the qualification, when he was racing in the final he told me by the 8th lap he saw it coming, and disturbing him, so instead of him doing a do or die, it would worsen his injury so he had to slow it down,” Njia told URN.
Cheptegei may also have to be cautious on the track again later on August 2nd, 2022 as he tries to defend his 10,000m commonwealth title in Birmingham.
Ugandan long-distance runner and World Champion Joshua Cheptegei has expressed delight at the support he received during the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
Uganda claimed three medals at the events, Gold in the men’s 10,000m by Cheptegei, bronze from the same race by Jacob Kiplimo, and another bronze from the men’s 5000m by Chelimo Oscar.
Cheptegei powered home to collect the 10,000m Gold, defeating nemesis Ethiopian Selemon Barega (Olympic 10,000m gold medalist) in 27:27.43.
He later couldn’t salvage the honors during his 5000m race but left Oregon, a better man.
He wrote on his social media; “Oh Eugene22, you were so real and amazing!! I am grateful for the success and lessons learned.
“Many thanks to you all for cheering me to a perfect finish line. REM, it’s not yet done ✅, I am a work in progress.”
Cheptegei has already featured in 5 races this year, won three, the rest not podium finishes.
World Athletics U-20 Championships 2022:
- 1st – 6th August 2022
- Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero
- Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Uganda’s team for the 2022 World U-20 athletics championship has been revealed. The team has four female and seven male athletes.
The four females are Maureen Chebet (800M), Loice Chekwemoi (3000M steeple chase), Scarlet Patrick Chebet (3000M and 5000M) as well as Prisca Chemweno Chesang (5000M).
Chekwemoi is fresh from the world ISF school games hosted in France where she won a gold medal in the 2000M steeple chase event.
The males on the team are Emmanuel Oyet Rwotomiya (400M), Hosea Kiprop (1500M), Rogers Kibet (3000M and 5000M), Dan Kibet (3000M), Peter Maru (5000M), Gideon Rotich (3000M Steeple Chase) and Elijah Ndiwa Toroitich (3000M Steeple Chase).
The team manager is Charles Mukiibi. Florence Onziru will double as the head coach as well as the Cheperon.
National Council of Sports’ administrative officer Anne Nankya will also accompany the team. Only athletes born not earlier than 1 January 2003 will take part in this championship.
The championships start on the 1st of August 2022 and will run until the 6th of August at Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
The president of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez is expected to grace the official opening of this championship that has 45 different events.
Uganda’s Delegation:
Athletes:
Women:
- Mauren Chebet – 800m
- Loice Chekwemoi – 3000m Steeple chase
- Scarlet Patrick Chebet -3000m & 5000m
- Prisca Chemweno Chesang 5000m
Uganda’s Olympic Champion Peruth Chemutai settled for 11th position in a time of 9:21.93 in the 3000m Steeplechase final on Thursday.
The race was won by Kenyan-born Norah Jeruto running for Kazakhstan who ran a championship record of 8:53.02 to consolidate her No.3 spot on the all-time list.
A fast final had been expected after Jeruto made a strong statement in the heats, running 9:01.54 for what was then the second-quickest ever time at the World Championships, including finals.
Meanwhile, Chemutai who became the first Ugandan woman ever to win an Olympic medal in any sport expended most of her energy coming from the back to the top three in the first 300m split.
She kept close to the leaders through to the 1600m split when she started losing ground. By the 2400m split, Peruth had slipped to 8th place.
She dropped one place further before powering through to finish 11th. Ethiopian Werkuha Getachew (8:54.61 NR) and Mekides Abebe (8:56.08 PB) finished 2nd and 3rd.
Ugandan double World Champion Joshua Cheptegei feels he enjoyed the men’s 10,000m race at the 2022 Oregon World Championships despite the hot conditions at the Hayward Field on Sunday.
Cheptegei raced to the finish line finely to win in 27min 27.43sec, holding off all challengers in Kenya’s Stanley Waithaka Mburu (27:27.90) and fellow Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo (27:27.97).
He, however, says he initially didn’t aim to run fast because of the high temperatures but making the final straight got him stronger and faster.
“I did not aim to run really fast because of the heat, the sun was very strong,” Cheptegei told AFP. “The conditions were kind of challenging.
“You just have to enjoy the race and see how it is going. Then it was going good.”
Cheptegei added: “I knew that if I get into the last fight, I can control it and I could speed it up. I was able to get stronger and keep it faster and faster.”
The Ugandan eventually joined the likes of Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, and Sir Mo Farah who have won back-to-back 10,000m World Championships titles.
Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei will count 17 July 2022 as the day he served maximum revenge on Ethiopian nemesis and Olympic champion Selemon Barega as he won the 10,000m men’s final at the 2022 Oregon World Championships.
Cheptegei’s dream of an Olympic Gold double was dented in last year’s Tokyo 2020 events when Barega claimed Gold, despite the former leading the race until the final stretch. Barega won with a time margin of 0.41 seconds.
This term, Cheptegei knew he had to seal his status as the World Champion in the distance. With a constant switch in tactics with compatriot Stephen Kissa and Jacob Kiplimo supporting, Cheptegei struck just at the right time to win Gold at the Hayward Field venue.
En route to crossing the finish line first with about a metre ahead of Silver medal winner Kenyan Stanley Waithaka Mburu (SB 27:27.90) and bronze medal winner Kiplimo (SB 27:27.97), Kiplimo had kept within the leading pack from the sound of the gun.
By the 400m split, Cheptegei was third (1:07.09). With about 6 laps left to the end of the race, he was in the lead but only relinquished the position as he dropped about three places back in what appeared to be a ploy to summon Kiplimo for a joint launch for glory in the final laps.
Cheptegei regained the lead moments after the sound of the bell with Kiplimo sprinting by his side. With just about 400m to go, Cheptegei started sprinting like a metronome and his split distance just kept growing until he reached the white line in 27:27.43, also a season’s best.
The milestone meant Cheptegei is the fourth man in history to retain the 10,000m World title in consecutive World Championships events after Ethiopians Haile Gebrselassie (1993 Stuttgart, 1995 Gothenburg, 1997 Athens, 1999 Seville), Kenenisa Bekele (2003 Saint-Denis, 2005 Helsinki, 2007 Osaka and 2009 Berlin) plus Great Britain’s Sir Mo Farah (2013 Moscow, 2015 Beijing and 2017 London).
Barega (27:28.39) finished fifth beaten to fourth by American Grant Fisher (27:28.14), Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed reached the finish line in 6th (27:30.27) while Ugandan Kissa finished 24th in 29:21.10 SB.