Uganda completed a clean sweep in the MTN Kampala marathon 10 kilometer race in the men and women’s catergory at Kololo airstrip this morning in the race that attracted thousand of athletes in the biggest social event on the Ugandan calendar.
Abraham Kiplimo with a time of 00.29.33 was the men’s winner and was followed by Kibet Soyekwo with a tine of 00.29.35 in a tense finish at the cross line here at Kololo third was Jacob Araptany with a time of 00.29.46 while Nathan Ayekop and Ben Siwa completed the top five with 00.29.46 and 00.29.52 respectively.
The women’s race was won by Viola Chemos with a time of 00.35.30 while Juliet Chekwel and Janet Achola finished second and third with respective times off 00.36.06 and 00.36.21 while Nancy Cheptegei and Jackline Cheruto with times of 00.36.33 and 00.36.51 in that order.
The winners will have to wait for the their cash money before they receive their tests from random dope tests.