UGANDA'S JACOB KIPLIMO SET FOR OLYMPIC GOLD IN THE 10000m

 

JACOB KIPLIMO JOINS UGANDA OLYMPIC TEAM.

By Isaac Hanyiga (piano)

Jacob Kiplimo one of Uganda’s favorite long distance runners qualified for Olympics at the spitzen leichtathletik stadium allmend  Luzern in Switzerland beating Kenyan Daniel Simiyu to second place in a tight race. Jacob beat the qualification mark and looked calm from the start to the finish of the race.

Jacob ran 12:55:60 ahead of the Kenyan who kept pace with him to the last lap.  With a strong final kick in the last 100m he won the race against an exhausted Daniel.  In a brief interview he was delighted to win the race. He said “am excited to be part of the Uganda Olympic team. Am so grateful to my coaches and the organizers of the race”. For me this race was about qualification and gauging how I feel in my body.

Asked about he’s preparation and training, he added that “My training is going on well. I hope for something good at the Olympics” kiplimo who looked relaxed all through the race was asked what was going on in he’s mind during the race. He said. “The race was good; i knew that in the last few laps and meters i was going to win the race”.

Kiplimo joins Joshua Cheptegei and Oscar Chelimo who had already qualified to represent Uganda in the men’s 5000m in Tokyo. The Uganda team goes to the Olympics as favorites with Joshua holding the world record in 5000m and 10000m while kiplimo has a world lead of 26:33:39 in 10000m which he ran at Ostrava in May 2021.They also stand 7th and 8th on current world rankings for the 5000m.

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