On Saturday, Stella Chesang capped her comeback year well with a win as did 19-year-old Martin Kiprotich Magengo at the Ugandan Cross Country Championships.

Chesang, the 2018 Commonwealth 10,000m gold medallist, bested a field of nearly 40 athletes for the victory in the senior womenโ€™s 10K race at the Tororo Golf Course, which is located 200K from the capital city Kampala.

Prisca Chemweno took second in the time of 34:06 and Annet Chelangat finished third in the time of 34:13.

The 26-year-old Chesang will represent Uganda at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships Bathurst on February 18.

Women’s Results

1 Stella Chesang 33:57
2 Prisca Chesang 34:06
3 Annet Chelangat 34:13
4 Doreen Chesang 34:26
5 Mercyline Chelangat 34:36
6 Rispa Cherop 34:45
7 Janat Chemusto 34:57
8 Sarah Chelangat 35:06

Men

Nineteen-year-old Martin Kiprotich took the lead after 3K of running with the lead pack. He was clear halfway into the race and decisively won in the time of 29:35 ahead of Isaac Kibet who clocked a 29:43 performance, while Samuel Kibet was three seconds back at 29:46.

โ€œI didnโ€™t expect to win because it was my first time to run against seniors,โ€ Kiprotich told World Athletics.

Kiprotich was to compete at the World U20 Championships in Cali, but an injury had him sidelined. Bathurst Worlds await.

Men’s results

1 Martin Kiprotich 29:35
2 Isaac Kibet 29:43
3 Samuel Kibet 29:46
4 Rogers Kibet 29:50
5 Denis Cherotich 29:51
6 Andrew Rotich Kwemoi 29:54
7 Leonard Chemutai 30:02
8 Nelson Wakana 30:08

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