Uganda, Oct. 21 -- Ugandan long-distancen star Joshua Cheptegei holds a bounty of delight in his heart after a rather successful year on track and road.
"2020 has been a very phenomenal year for me," he told this paper in an exclusive interview to Daily Monitor upon returning home after a fortnight in Europe.
His initial ultimate plan was to run the 21km race in Gdynia on March 29 and then pursue the 10,000m gold at the Tokyo Olympics in July but the coronavirus pandemic disrupted it all.
But the 24-year-old's stellar year has had three straight world records (WR) over the 5km on February 16, 5000m on August 14 and 10000m on October 7.
And on Saturday, Cheptegei finished fourth but got a team bronze medal at the World Half-Marathon Cham...