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David GOMBE

Uganda’s Charity Cherop has gained gold in girls’s 5000 meters on the ongoing U20 World Athletic Champion in Oregon, USA.

The 17-year-old stormed to victory in 15:03.88, beating a robust area that included Ethiopia’s Shito Gumi and Kenya’s Joyline Chepkemoi who took silver and bronze.

She turns into solely the fifth Ugandan ever to win gold on the U20 World Championships and he or she is simply the 2nd Ugandan girl to win gold at this degree.

And she or he is the primary Ugandan girl to do it in 25 years since steeplechase legend Dorcus Inzikuru gained in Santiago, Chile again in 2000.

It’s additionally redemption and progress for Cherop. Two years in the past in Lima, Peru, she took house bronze in the identical occasion. This time, with gold.

In the identical race, Cherop’s compatriot Bentalin Yeko, completed eighth with in a time of 15:48.35 minutes.

Cherop will return to motion on Saturday in 3000 Meters, searching for to finish a double.

In the meantime,Shafik Murungi reached the 800m semis because the quickest main qualifier throughout the 5 heats with a time of 1:46.64.

Micheal Kibet and Solomon Andiema had been the opposite Ugandans in motion ending tenth with 13:52.02 and 18th with 14:26.01 respectively within the 5000m .