Ugandans Sarah Chelangat, Joshua Cheptegei emerge victorious at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru

BENGALURU: It was a day of delight for the Ugandan runners, as Sarah Chelangat and Joshua Cheptegei took home the top prize in their respective sections in TCS World 10K, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, held on Sunday. Incidentally, they were the first athletes from their country to take home the TCS World 10K titles, along with a prize of $26,000 each.

When the women took the starting line-up at 5:30 am, a big question arose in the minds of fans and followers as eight of the best women with personal best timings faster than the event records set their foot on the Bengaluru roads. However, Sarah had a different strategy in mind as she broke away from the rest of the runners after the first two kilometres and maintained the lead thereafter.