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Racing on track for the first time since the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kiplimo produced another master performance in Oslo.
Uganda's long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo made his track debut at the 5,000m race at the Oslo Diamond League meeting in Norway on Thursday evening.
Racing on track for the first time since the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Kiplimo produced another master performance in Oslo.
Kiplimo posted a historic 12:41.73, marking the fifth-fastest time ever recorded in a race with a dramatic finish.
Kiplimo misses out by a hair's breadth in spectacular photo finish in Oslo
In the home stretch, Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha beat Kiplimo by the tiniest of margins, about a thousandth of a second, in a photo-finish as both recorded the same time with Kiplimo granted a second place.
The lucrative Diamond League races have a cash pool of $25,000 (about Shs92 million), of which $10,000 (about Shs37 million) goes to the race winner, $6,000 (about Shs22m) to second place.
In contrast, third place earns $3,500 (about Shs13m), up to the eighth position in respective order.
The biggest cash prizes go to the World Record breakers, who are guaranteed $50,000 (about Shs184m).
By finishing in second place, Kiplimo automatically qualified for Shs22m, plus other bonuses from his sponsors and management.
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