The biggest long distance stars from Uganda and Ethiopia, including Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Yomif Kejelcha and Berihu Aregawi, will all be in action in the 5000m at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Oslo next month. He will be joined in Oslo by fellow Ugandan star Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning 5000m Commonwealth champion 10,000m Olympic bronze medallist. Kiplimo will be out to claim only his second Diamond League win, after he cruised to victory in the 3000m in Rome four years ago. The Wanda Diamond League is the premier one-day meeting series in athletics. Athletes compete for points at the 14 series meetings in a bid to qualify for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on 13th-14th September.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2024 14:10 UTC