Uganda will have three athletes on the starting line of the Men’s 5000m final on Friday, August 6 at the Tokyo Olympics.
This is after Oscar Chelimo, Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo qualified for the medal event on Tuesday.
Chelimo, running his first race at the games, paced himself well and switched the gears over the final kilometer and posted 13:39.07 to finish fourth in a relatively slower Heat 1 while his compatriots competed in Heat 2.
Kiplimo and Cheptegei were micro-seconds apart finishing fourth and fifth respectively in a fast-paced Heat 2.
The 10000m medalists switched their pace in intervals with Cheptegei twice leading the pack through a kilometer. On both occasions, Kiplimo whose peak was third at the 2000m mark, was never far behind.
Kiplimo posted 13:30.40 while the world record holder over the distance Cheptegei posted 13:40.61.
The final is scheduled for Friday at 3:00pm (East African Time).
Good luck to team Uganda.
The trio will earn Uganda the pride by shooting out three medals at the 5k metre final, I’m sure ……#Letssupportours
All the best Team Ug
I can see three ugandan medals in 5000m
I can see uganda scooping three medals in 5000m
will have two medals gold and bronze
Joshua will brake the world record again ..in 5000m Tokyo 6th Australia
Gold is a must