Ugandan Wins World X-Country
Mar 30, 2003
UGANDA Boniface Kiprop shrugged off a stiff competition from Kenyans and Ethiopians to win the country’s first ever World Cross-country Championship silver medal yesterday in Lausanne, Switzerland, reports <b>James Bakama.</b><br>
Ugandan junior, Boniface Kiprop shrugged off a stiff competition from Kenyans and Ethiopians to win the country’s first ever World Cross-country Championship silver medal yesterday in Lausanne, Switzerland, reports James Bakama.
Kiprop, 18, clocked 22 minutes 49 seconds, finishing two seconds behind Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge at the La Boye race course.
Kiprop and teammates, Boniface Kiprop, Isaac Kiprop, James Kibet, Moses Kipsiro and Martin Kiplimo also won their fourth consecutive team bronze medal behind giants Kenya and Ethiopia respectively. Ends
Kiprop, 18, clocked 22 minutes 49 seconds, finishing two seconds behind Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge at the La Boye race course.
Kiprop and teammates, Boniface Kiprop, Isaac Kiprop, James Kibet, Moses Kipsiro and Martin Kiplimo also won their fourth consecutive team bronze medal behind giants Kenya and Ethiopia respectively. Ends