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Kiplimo is the reigning half-marathon world record holder following his exploits at the 2020 World Championships in Poland.
Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has fired warning shots at Joshua Cheptegei and other competitors ahead of his debut at the United Airlines New York Half-Marathon on Sunday.
Kiplimo’s are not mere words as the 22-year-old comes into this after winning the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Australia barely a month ago.
Kiplimo is the reigning half-marathon world record holder following his exploits at the 2020 World Championships in Poland.
“It will be my USA road racing debut, and I will try hard to become the first champion from Uganda,” Kiplimo was quoted by World Athletic as he warned;
“My gold medal from the World Cross Country Championships shows that everybody will need to be at their best to beat me. I have been told that the NYC Half course is difficult, and a record may not be possible, so I will focus on being the first across the finish line in Central Park.”
The Ugandans will face stiff competition against USA’s two-time Olympic medallist and 2017 Chicago Marathon winner Galen Rupp
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