Tokyo Olympics 5000m gold medallist Joshua Cheptegei dream is to turn his home country (Uganda) into an athletics powerhouse. Considering that he added the 5,000m and 10,000m world records, that…
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Joshua Cheptegei receives Shs80m for Olympic heroics from NCS
by Daily Monitor October 13, 2021The National Council of Sports (NCS) met its pledge of rewarding all athletes who excelled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Tuesday. For their gold medals in the…
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Commonwealth Half Marathon bronze medallist, Doreen Chesang says she will be ready for a full marathon debut in November. Chesang, who started as a middle distance runner, participating in the…
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Joshua Cheptegei’s double gold from the Commonwealth Games in April earned the country pride but the success came at a huge cost. Having won the 5000m and 10000m which fetched…