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Olympic Champion Cheptegei: I Was Only Missing the Olympic Title

by Rogers Atukunda
August 4, 2024
Olympic Champion Cheptegei: I Was Only Missing the Olympic Title
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Ugandan runner, Joshua Cheptegei, says he was only missing the Olympic gold to crown his illustrious athletics career.

This was after winning a gold medal in the Men’s 10,000m race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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“I am so excited. It took a lot of courage. It’s really amazing, this one was still missing. Three times world champion, now I can add the Olympic title to this,” he said.

He added: “This one is for my family. Success is not only for me but for my family, my coach, my management. The whole team around me. I couldn’t have done it without them.”

He set a new Olympic World Record in the 10,000m race with a time of 26 minutes, 43 minutes.

“I can’t describe the feeling,” said Cheptegei. “I’ve wanted this for a long time. When I took silver in Tokyo, I was disappointed. I wanted just to win the 10,000m.

“It’s the dream of young people to achieve what they want to achieve in life. Barely 16 years ago when I was watching the great Kenenisa Bekele win in Beijing, it was something that grew in my heart. I said, one day, one time, I want to be Olympic champion.”

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