Joshua Cheptegei wins 5000m gold medal at 2018 Commonwealth Games Australia

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on April 8, 2018

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With most of our stars bowing out in the opening days of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Uganda’s long distance runner Joshua Cheptegei has delivered a heroic performance!

The 21-year-old formidable Cheptegei has won gold! He came first in a hotly contested race despite lagging behind in the five laps. However, he managed to powerfully gain momentum in the final laps hence posting 13:50.83 which got us the first medal at the event.

Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed settled for silver as he posted 13:52.78 and Edward Zakayo from Kenya wrapped up the podium finish coming third in 13:54.06 hence getting bronze. Other Ugandans Thomas Ayeko and Phillip Kipyeko finished fourth and sixth respectively.

Last year, Cheptegei revamped he career by winning silver in the 10,000m race r at the World Championships following mocks when he almost collapsed in the IAAF Championship on home soil in Kampala.

via: Matooke Republic