Uganda, Oct. 20 -- Long-distance running sensation Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei should have opted out of the World Half-Marathon Championships but he chose to run in Gdynia, Poland on Saturday to give back to his country.
"Going to Poland was not actually in my plans but I went there because of the team spirit," the global icon told Daily Monitor in an exclusive interview upon return at Entebbe Airport yesterday.
"Sometimes we do our races but we also need to represent our country because there are Ugandans praying for us. The only way you can appreciate them is to be in the championship, give your best and be happy," he said.
The in-form Cheptegei did not win as expected by many but finished his debut 21km race at the Baltic Sea in a respec...