Uganda women win bronze at world cross country

By Vision Reporter

Uganda's senior women won  bronze medal at the World Cross Country ($12,000 prize ) championships early today in Guiyang, China.

Ethiopia took team title gold in women's senior race on 17pts, Kenya silver, 19pts & Uganda bronze, 101pts

Earlier, African 10,000m junior champion Joshua Cheptegei faded in the final lap, with Uganda's best place in the men's junior going to Fred Musobo, 9th in 24:10.

Uganda came 4th, outside the medals bracket, in the team results for both the junior men and junior women categories.

In the senior men's race, Kenya's Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor is the World Cross Country champion. Wins $30,000 


Senior women's top Ugandan result

1 Agnes Jebet TIROP KENYA KEN 26:01

2 Senbere TEFERI ETHIOPIA ETH 26:06

3 Netsanet GUDETA ETHIOPIA ETH 26:11

4 Alemitu HEROYE ETHIOPIA ETH 26:14

5 Stacy Chepkemboi NDIWA KENYA KEN 26:16

6 Emily Chebet MUGE KENYA KEN 26:18

7 Irene Chepet CHEPTAI KENYA KEN 26:26

8 Mamitu DASKA ETHIOPIA ETH 26:29

9 Belaynesh OLJIRA ETHIOPIA ETH 26:29

10 Genet YALEW ETHIOPIA ETH 27:00

11 Nazret WELDU ERITREA ERI 27:19

12 Janet KISA KENYA KEN 27:22

13 Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI KENYA KEN 27:32

14 Juliet CHEKWEL UGANDA UGA 27:40


Senior men top Ugandan result

1 Geoffrey Kipsang KAMWOROR KENYA KEN 34:52

2 Bedan Karoki MUCHIRI KENYA KEN 35:00

3 Muktar EDRIS ETHIOPIA ETH 35:06

4 Hagos GEBRHIWET ETHIOPIA ETH 35:15

5 Leonard BARSOTON KENYA KEN 35:24

6 Tamirat TOLA ETHIOPIA ETH 35:33

7 Atsedu TSEGAY ETHIOPIA ETH 35:47

8 Moses KIBET UGANDA UGA 35:53


Junior women's top Ugandan result

1 Letesenbet GIDEY ETHIOPIA ETH 19:48

2 Dera DIDA ETHIOPIA ETH 19:49

3 Etagegn WOLDU ETHIOPIA ETH 19:53

4 Daisy JEPKEMEI KENYA KEN 19:59

5 Mihret TEFERA ETHIOPIA ETH 20:02

6 Dagmawit KIBRU ETHIOPIA ETH 20:07

7 Gladys Jeptekeny KIPKOECH KENYA KEN 20:13

8 Desi MOKONIN BAHRAIN BRN 20:17

9 Ruth JEBET BAHRAIN BRN 20:20

10 Winfred Nzisa MBITHE KENYA KEN 20:31

11 Stella CHESANG UGANDA UGA 20:37


Junior men's 8k top Ugandan result

1 Yasin HAJI ETHIOPIA ETH 23:42

2 Geoffrey Kipkirui KORIR KENYA KEN 23:47

3 Alfred NGENO KENYA KEN 23:54

4 Dominic KIPTARUS KENYA KEN 24:00

5 Evans Rutto CHEMATOT BAHRAIN BRN 24:03

6 Abraham HABTE ERITREA ERI 24:04

7 Yihunilign ADANE ETHIOPIA ETH 24:05

8 Abe GASHAHUN ETHIOPIA ETH 24:08

9 Fred MUSOBO UGANDA UGA 24:10


Uganda's team

#Uganda Junior men team - Mande BUSHENDICH, Abel CHEBET, Robert CHEMONGES, Joshua Kiprui CHEPTEGEI, Fred MUSOB #Guiyang2015 #WXC15  

#Uganda Junior women team - Rachael Zena CHEBET, Mercyline CHELANGAT,Janat CHEMUSTO,Doreen CHEMUTAI, Stella CHESANG #Guiyang2015 #WXC15  

#Uganda Senior women team - Nyakisi Adero, Emily Chebet, Juliet Chekwel, Patricia Chepkwemoi, Nancy Cheptegi  #Guiyang2015 #WXC15 

#Uganda Senior men team - Moses Kibet, Phillip Kipyeko, Geofrey Kusuro, Timothy Toroitich  #Guiyang2015 #WXC15