Jacob Kiplimo upset distance king Joshua Cheptegei to win the world cross country title Saturday as top women’s star Letesenbet Gidey dramatically collapsed in sight of the finish line as she looked destined for gold.
Uganda’s Kiplimo clocked 29min 17sec around the 10km-long course at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, northwest of Sydney – better known as one of the world’s most challenging motor racing courses.
He crossed nine seconds clear of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi with fellow Ugandan Cheptegei taking bronze.
Cheptegei – the 5 000m and 10 000m world record holder – was defending the title he won four years ago in Aarhus, Denmark when Kiplimo took silver.
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