In November, the Uganda legend broke his own record in the 15k event to replace it with a new time. Previously, the record was 41.05 minutes. But in the November race at the ZevenHeubenloop, he took 40.42 minutes to topple it. Not only that, he also defended his World Cross Country title against Aregawi a […]
In November, the Uganda legend broke his own record in the 15k event to replace it with a new time. Previously, the record was 41.05 minutes. But in the November race at the ZevenHeubenloop, he took 40.42 minutes to topple it. Not only that, he also defended his World Cross Country title against Aregawi a few days ago in Belgrade. Now in the ranking, he is just 31 points short of touching his Ethiopian nemesis. But on Tuesday, Jacob Kiplimo showed no mood to cruise past Aregawi in the last few meters. The track and field fans and raconteurs didn’t take it lightly. No, the fans will never want that. Even the race didn’t show any forecast to have such an ending in the finishing meters. From the first bell, both runners pressed the accelerator and kept pushing each other at the corner. That was most expected, as both had entered Madrid after performing phenomenally. In Paris, Berihu Aregawi claimed the silver medal in the 10k event. Kiplimo, on the other hand, crafted a few more tales of his bravery. Article continues below this ad
The contest on the Spanish track saw an Olympic medalist win the men’s 10k race. But the leaderboard didn’t have Jacob Kiplimo’s name as the winner. Instead, Berihu Aregawi, the Paris Olympics 10,000m silver medalist, claimed the top podium. On December 31, he finished the race in 26.32 minutes in San Silvestre Vallecana. Kiplimo came in second, taking fractions of seconds more than the Ethiopian opponent. Nothing stood fishy in those standings. But the clip of the last 300m race might change something. How?
