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And, according to World Athletics, Kiplimo's gold attracted USD 30,000, which translates to approximately Shs 116 million.
Uganda's youthful long distance star Jacob Kiplimo emphatically defended the Senior Men's World Cross Country Championships (10km) in a tight race in Belgrade, Serbia on Saturday.
Kiplimo ran 28:09 to clinch the gold he also won last year in Bathurst, Australia
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He beat Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi and Kenyan Benson Kiplangat, who ran 28:12 and 28:14, to finish second and third, respectively.
And, according to World Athletics, Kiplimo's gold attracted USD 30,000, which translates to approximately Shs 116 million.
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14:33 - 30.03.2024
ATHLETICS Jacob Kiplimo defends the World Cross Country Championship
Kiplimo's victory makes it three successive gold medals in the senior men's race at the event for Uganda, with Joshua Cheptegei scooping the other (2019).
Aregawi and Kiplangat, who followed pocketed Shs 56 million (USD 14, 000) and Shs 38 million (USD 10,000), respectively.
Meanwhile, 2019 champion Joshua Cheptegei, who finished sixth, smiled home with Shs 11.6 million (USD. 3,000).
Team Uganda, which finished third on the overall charts bagged Shs 44 million (USD 11,000).
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10:53 - 01.04.2024
WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY All-female Athlete Refugee Team makes history in Belgrade
The Belgrade quartet are Esterina Irino Julius, Anjelina Nadai Lohalith and Perina Lokure Nakang – the trio of South Sudanese origin based in Kenya – plus Farida Abaroge, an Ethiopian refugee based in France. Additionally, the four had an all-female support team, with Janeth Jepkosgei as head coach.
It should also be noted that Kiplimo's victory made it three successive gold medals in the senior men's race at the event for Uganda, with Joshua Cheptegei scooping the other in 2019.
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