Chemutai gears up for junior championships with Bilbao win

Jun 25, 2017

The Arua Athletic Club runner came home first with a time of 8:33.70 in the 3000m steeplechase

 

Africa Junior Athletics Championships (Tlemcen, June 29)

IAAF World Under 18 Championships (Nairobi, July 12-16) 

National junior athlete Albert Chemutai continued his rich vein of form by chalking up a victory at the International Meeting of Bilbao last weekend.

The Arua Athletic Club runner came home first with a time of 8:33.70 in the 3000m steeplechase as he continued his buildup to the 13th Africa Junior Championship in Algeria.

Chemutai is part of Uganda's junior team to the Tlemcen event starting Thursday, June 29. He will represent Uganda alongside Titus Kwemoi who will feature in the 5000m.

The two will compete alongside five other Ugandan juniors in the competition which is a precursor to the IAAF World Junior Championships starting July 12 in Nairobi, Kenya

Uganda's team to the Africa Juniors

Women

5000m: Adha Munguleya

Men

5000m: Oscar Chelimo, Jacob Limo, Titus Kwemoi

10,000m: Oscar Chelimo, Victor Kiplangat

3000mSC: Albert Chemutai

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