World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot believes that competing against Commonwealth champion Elijah Manang’oi strengthens their individual aspects of running. Cheruiyot’s sentiments comes barely a day after Manang’oi, the Commonwealth champion, hailed him for claiming the world title at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Manangoi, who was the then defending champion, missed the global showpiece due to an ankle injury. “Apart from being teammates, he is my close friend and training together makes us stronger. Meanwhile, Cheruiyot predicted a relatively tough season owing to the number of events which were pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: The Star May 29, 2020 01:52 UTC