Uganda s star distance runner Jacob Kiplimo confirms his entry for Delhi Half Marathon × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Athletics News

Uganda s star distance runner Jacob Kiplimo confirms his entry for Delhi Half Marathon

By Navneet Singh Modified 15 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Jacob Kiplimo in action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (Image: Getty) Nearly four days after winning the men’s title at the 2022 Great North Run held in North East England, talented Ugandan distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has confirmed his entry for the Delhi Half Marathon, to be held on October 16. “It is always dangerous to make predictions about what you are going to do, but what I can say is that with a month to go, I will focus on preparing specifically for the Delhi race over the next few weeks,” Kiplimo said in a statement on Thursday. The organizers of the Delhi Half Marathon have announced Kiplimo’s entry in the elite foreign 21km race. The names of the other elite runners are yet to be revealed. The elite field generally comprises dozens of elite foreign athletes, mainly from East African nations, including Ethiopia and Kenya. It will, however, be the first time a top athlete of Kiplimo's stature will compete in the Delhi road racing circuit. At the Great North Run held on September 11, the 21-year-old clocked 59:33.66 seconds ahead of Ethiopian Olympic champion Selemon Barega and star distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, who finished third. The versatile Ugandan distance runner won the 10,000m and 5,000m gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games held last month in Great Britain. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medalist in men’s 10,000m also won the 2020 edition of the World Half Marathon. Kiplimo won the 10,000m bronze medal at the Eugene World Athletics Championships held in July as well. Ethiopia’s Amdework Walelegn set the Delhi Half Marathon record of 58:53 in 2020. The Ugandan Olympic medalist believes he could race faster next month. “I had a successful track season and would have liked to have done better at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. But I have not raced too much this year, so I am still fresh and I want to show the people of Delhi and India what I am capable of,” Kiplimo said. Read: Jacob Kiplimo - the other Ugandan medal hope Poll : 0 votes Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी