IT IS SILVER FOR CHEPTEGEI!

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London 2017 10000 Metres Final Race Analysis. by The Independent Magazine on Scribd

Uganda team to London Championships

Men

1. Abu Mayanja – 800m
2. Ronald Musagala – 1500m
3. Jacob Araptany – 3000mSC
4. Boniface Sikowo – 3000mSC
5. Albert Chemutai – 3000mSC
6. Stephen Kissa – 5000m
7. Jacob Kiplimo – 5000m
8. Joshua Cheptegei – 5000m/10000m
9. Timothy Toroitich – 10,000m
10. Solomon Mutai – Marathon
11. Robert Chemonges – Marathon
12. Chesakit Alex – Marathon
13. Moses Martin Kurong – 10,000m

Women

1. Halima Nakaayi – 800m
2. Winnie Nanyondo – 800m
3. Dorcus Ajok – 800m
4. Esther Chebet – 1500m
5. Peruth Chemutai – 3000mSC
6. Mercyline Chelangat – 5000m
7. Stella Chesang – 5000m
8. Juliet Chekwel – 10,000m

Who is Cheptegei?

Since Cheptegei joined university in August 2013 he started training seriously. He competed in national races and eventually represented his university at the World University Cross Country Championships where he took the gold medal. Joshua made his international debut at the TCS World 10k in Bangalore where he surprisingly took the second place behind World Half Marathon Champion Geoffrey Kamworor.

As the fastest athlete in the field, Joshua traveled to Eugene for the 2014 World Junior Championships. He lived up to the expectations and won the golden 10.000m medal for Uganda.

As a strong 10.000m athlete, Joshua wanted to break the Ugandan National Record over 10k in 2015. He chose the fast 10k course of Berlin to give it a try. After a slow start of the race, he pushed the pace in the second part of the race. He secured the win and set a new national record of 27:50!

After some time training in Kenya, Joshua went back to Uganda to train in Kapchorwa. He had a great start of 2016 by winning the Laredo 10k in a new national record of 27:46. Followed by a victory in the Carslbad 5k. He then moved his focus to the track for the rest of the year. Shanghai Diamond League 5000m was his first track race of the season. He took second in a new personal best of 13:00.60.

Cheptegei represented Uganda in the 10,000m and the 5000m at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He ran a strong 10,000m race and finished as number six in a new personal best of 27:10.06. One week later he finished 8th in the 5000m final.

*additional reporting by globalsportscommunication

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— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) August 4, 2017