Uganda's Cheptegei wins Commonwealth Games men's 5000m title

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei won the men's 5000m final, clinching gold and Uganda's first medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Sunday 8 April.

A pre-race favourite, Cheptegei ran a tactical race to burst across the finish line with a winning time of 13:50.83 minutes.

Cheptegei  beat Mohammed Ahmed of Canada (13:52.78) and Kenya's Edward Pingua Zakayo (13:54.06), who settled for silver and bronze, respectively.

Men's 5000m Final  Top Results | Full Results here

1 Joshua Kiprui CHEPTEGEI  UGA 13:50.83

2 Mohammed AHMED CAN 13:52.78

3  Edward Pingua ZAKAYO KEN 13:54.06

4 Thomas AYEKO UGA 13:54.78

5 Stewart MCSWEYN  AUS 13:58.96

6 Phillip KIPYEKO  UGA 13:59.59