Cheptegei sets his sights on a double triumph at Tokyo Games
30 December 2020 - 09:35
Bengaluru — Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m and 10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this year.
The 24-year-old set a new 10,000m mark of 26 min 11 sec at the Valencia World Record Day event in October to beat Kenenisa Bekele’s time of 26:17.53 set in 2005...
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