Double joy for Uganda as Cheptegei and Chelangat triumph in TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025
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Double joy for Uganda as Cheptegei and Chelangat triumph in TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025
It was a Ugandan double in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, with Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat claiming victories in the international elite men’s and women’s categories respectively here on Sunday. Cheptegei and Sarah won $26,000 each.
Cheptegei, the reigning Olympic 10,000m champion, underlined his favourite status with a tactically sound run.
Cheptegei stayed on the heels of leader Gabriel Geay for the first half, before going past the Tanzanian at the 6km mark.
No less than four other competitors joined Cheptegei in the new leader group. Like he did at Paris, Cheptegei moved into top gear with a tremendous kick in the final kilometre.
His competition could not keep pace, allowing Cheptegei (27:53s) to make a triumphant return to an event where he claimed silver back in 2014.
Despite a quick start, the men’s course record held by Nicholas Kimeli (27:38s) remained intact.
“When I came in 2014, I had zero experience as that was my first international race. I’m so happy to return to Bengaluru this year and win. Last year, I had won the Delhi Marathon. I believe that India is a place to chase dreams,” Cheptegei said.
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