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Kiplimo, Cheptegei to miss World Athletics Championship in Tokyo

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Olympic gold medalist Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda will also miss the 2025 World Athletics Championship to take place in Tokyo, Japan. Kiplimo joins two-time Olympic gold medalist Joshua Cheptegei who announced last week that he will miss the world event. “Cheptegei and Kiplimo will miss …

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Kiplimo glad to break course record in Argentina

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Jacob Kiplimo said he was delighted after breaking the course record at the 21k de Buenos Aires, a World Athletics Label road race. The Ugandan star runner and world half marathon record holder clocked 59:29 in the Argentine capital …

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New marathon record as Jacob Kiplimo impresses on debut

Top 10, London Marathon 1 SAWE, Sabastian 🇰🇪 02:02:27 2 KIPLIMO, Jacob 🇺🇬 02:03:37 3 MUNYAO, Mutiso 🇰🇪 02:04:20 4 NAGEEYE, Abdi 🇳🇱 02:04:20 5 TOLA, Tamirat 🇪🇹 02:04:42 6 KIPCHOGE, Eliud 🇰🇪 02:05:25 7 KIPKOECH, Hillary 🇰🇪 02:06:05 8 PETROS, Amanal (GER) 02:06:30 9 MAHAMED, Mahamed (GBR) 02:08:52 10 …

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Jacob Kiplimo to race against Kipchoge in London

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has confirmed his participation in the 2025 London Marathon, scheduled for April 27th in the United Kingdom. Kiplimo, the reigning cross-country champion, sees the London Marathon as an opportunity to race against world-class marathoners such as Eliud Kipchoge, Timirad Tola, Sabastian …

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Jacob Kiplimo secures 2nd place in Copenhagen half marathon

Copenhagen, Denmark | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo secured second position the in Danish capital city on Sunday race. The reigning world record holder in the same distance, crossed the finishing line in 58 minutes and 6 seconds in a race won by Kenya’s world Champion Sabastian Sawe who …

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Jacob Kiplimo retains World Cross Country title

Belgrade, Serbia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the 45th edition of World cross country in Belgrade, Serbia. Maintaining his second consecutive title at the event, Kiplimo secured the 10km race victory in 28 minutes and 09 seconds, and was followed by Berihu Aregawi from …

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Jacob Kiplimo, Chebet win National Cross Country championships

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo won the National cross-country championships held in Tororo on Saturday. The reigning World cross country champion, secured the 10km meter race victory in 29 minutes, 3 seconds. Dan Kibet from the Uganda Prison Services followed in the second position as he crossed …

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Kiplimo to participate in Rome Diamond League

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner and the reigning 2023 world Cross Country Gold Medalist Jacob Kiplimo has confirmed his participation in the Rome Diamond League in Italy. Kiplimo will be joining Joshua Cheptegei in the 5000m race scheduled for June 2. They will face stiff competition from …

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Kiplimo not entered for Diamond League races yet

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long distance star runner, Jacob Kiplimo has not entered any of the 2023 Diamond League and Continental Tour season races. The reigning World Cross Country Gold Medalist told Uganda Radio Network that although he is undergoing training, he has not yet decided whether to …

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