SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The ear-splitting roars raining down on the track and field stars in the Stade de France felt like eight years of pent-up energy flowing out at once. They were for distance ...

They were set to run the semifinals on Wednesday before the news broke. Cheptegei is the world record holder at 5,000m and 10,000m since 2020. Kiplimo, the half-marathon record-holder, has bested ...

Three laps to go in the men's 5,000m final, and Kenya's Nicholas Kimeli overtakes world record holder Joshua Cheptegei at the front, closely ...

Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei is to compete in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon on Sunday 24 August. The 28-year-old Ugandan won gold in the 10,000m at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, setting a new ...

Joshua Cheptegei is running 140 to 160 kilometers a week in preparation for his marathon debut in Valencia on December 3, through relentless mud in Uganda. At his training camp in Kapchorwa, Uganda, ...

Joshua Cheptegei, of Uganda, celebrates after winning the wins the men’s 10,000-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) SAINT ...

President Museveni has commissioned a new hotel owned by Uganda's celebrated long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei in Kapchorwa District.

Olympic 5,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei says he is excited to compete at the Belfast 5km and Mile Road Race event before chasing more gold medals at the Paris Games. Ugandan Cheptegei, 27, won gold ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — It was a frantic push. A display of heart befitting Olympic glory. Grant Fisher, over the back stretch of the 25th lap Friday in the men’s 10,000-meter final, ran the kick of his ...

President Museveni lauded his wife who doubles as the Education and Sports Minister for playing in the success of sports in Uganda. Photo: Courtesy. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni congratulated ...

July 17, 2022 Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates as he crosses the line to win the men's 10,000 metres final REUTERS Kenya's Stanley Waithaka Mburu on Sunday night overcame a stumble and trip to win ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter final Friday to win in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds ...