Kibet to take off first at world juniors
Jul 07, 2008
MOSES Kibet will be first on the track as Uganda starts the hunt for another World Junior athletics medal in the Polish City of Bydgoszcz today.
By Norman Katende
Today
Men
1500m, qualification
MOSES Kibet will be first on the track as Uganda starts the hunt for another World Junior athletics medal in the Polish City of Bydgoszcz today.
Uganda has won a medal in four of the last five championships, the latest being Abraham Chepkirwok’s 800m bronze medal in Beijing in 2006.
Seventeen-year-old Kibet, a younger brother to Abraham Kiplimo—who will be competing in the 5000m — will be featuring in only his third international event. He competed twice in Netherlands last month.
Kibet has a personal best of 3 minutes 46.38 seconds and will have to shave off nearly 10 seconds to beat the Beijing Olympics qualifying time. Uganda has a team of six athletes in Poland that will be handled by Global Sports coach Jurrie Van Der Velden.
Other Ugandans in the six-day event include Geoffrey Kusuro and Abraham Kiplimo (5000m), Stephen Kiprotich (10000m), Benjamin Kiplagat (3000m SC) and Doreen Chesang (3000m).
Today
Men
1500m, qualification
MOSES Kibet will be first on the track as Uganda starts the hunt for another World Junior athletics medal in the Polish City of Bydgoszcz today.
Uganda has won a medal in four of the last five championships, the latest being Abraham Chepkirwok’s 800m bronze medal in Beijing in 2006.
Seventeen-year-old Kibet, a younger brother to Abraham Kiplimo—who will be competing in the 5000m — will be featuring in only his third international event. He competed twice in Netherlands last month.
Kibet has a personal best of 3 minutes 46.38 seconds and will have to shave off nearly 10 seconds to beat the Beijing Olympics qualifying time. Uganda has a team of six athletes in Poland that will be handled by Global Sports coach Jurrie Van Der Velden.
Other Ugandans in the six-day event include Geoffrey Kusuro and Abraham Kiplimo (5000m), Stephen Kiprotich (10000m), Benjamin Kiplagat (3000m SC) and Doreen Chesang (3000m).