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 …
Read More »Joshua Cheptegei wins Bangarole 10km road race in India
DELHI, INDIA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has won the TCS Bangarole 10 kilometer in India. The 10,000 meters Paris summer Olympic Gold medalist who recently transitioned to marathon running, secured the race victory in 27 minutes and 53 seconds, followed by Eritrea’s Saymon Tesfagiorgis came …
Read More »Cheptegei qualifies for 2025 World Athletics Championship
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has secured qualification for the 2025 World Athletics Championship in Tokyo, Japan. Cheptegei, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, qualified after beating the qualification time when he finished ninth in Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon. Ethiopia’s Tadese Takele won the race. The Ugandan clocked 2:05:59 …
Read More »Cheptegei ready for Tokyo Marathon 2025
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will compete in the Tokyo Marathon on March 2. Cheptegei told Xinhua that he is well-prepared after months of intensive training. “I made my debut in the Valencia Marathon last year and finished 37th. Now I am …
Read More »Joshua Cheptegei enters Tokyo marathon
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has announced his participation in the Tokyo marathon, on March 2nd in Japan. The three-time, world champion is preparing in Kapchorwa under the supervision of his Dutch coach, Addy Ruiter and is hopeful that, his training will help him …
Read More »Joshua Cheptegei finishes 2nd in 10-mile race in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei secured second place at the 38th edition of the Dam tot Damloop 10-mile race in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday. The reigning 10,000-meter Paris Olympic champion finished the race in 45 minutes and 5 seconds. The race was won by Ethiopia’s …
Read More »Gold medalist Cheptegei: Uganda to produce more world athletes
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s leading athlete Joshua Cheptegei has said that his country has what it takes to continue producing more world stars. Chepetegi, the reigning 10,000m world champion, said on Wednesday that Uganda continues to produce many youngsters who are getting better and better at the world …
Read More »Joshua Cheptegei picks much interest in football
Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s renowned long-distance runner, Joshua Cheptegei, has expanded his support to football in the Sebei Sub-region, aiming to identify and empower youth talent beyond athletics. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network, the world and Olympic Champion expressed his belief that the youth in …
Read More »Cheptegei leads Uganda’s team to World Cross Country Championship in Australia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Star runner Joshua Cheptegei has vowed that Uganda can win gold at the World Cross Country Championship in Bathurst, Australia slated for February 18. Cheptegei, who is the world record holder in the men’s 5,000m and 10,000m, is part of the Ugandan team that traveled …
Read More »TotaLEnergies unveils Joshua Cheptegei as brand ambassador
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda unveiled Joshua Cheptegei as its brand ambassador for its renewable energy solutions for the next three years. The company has also contributed Shs150million to the Joshua Cheptegei Development Foundation to support its efforts in sustainably improving the lives of the children and …
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