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Meanwhile, Kiplimo, who earned 265 votes, fended off opposition from cyclist Charles Kagimu (245), and the badminton duo of Husinah Kobugabe and Gladys Mbabazi (180) to the award.
Uganda's long distance star Jacob Kiplimo scooped the prestigious USPA (Uganda Sports Press Association) Sports Personality of the Month award for March.
This was confirmed at the USPA Annual General meeting held at the Cooper Chimney Restaurant, Lugogo on Saturday.
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This is after he emphatically defended the Senior Men's World Cross Country Championships (10km) in a tight race in Belgrade, Serbia in March.
Kiplimo ran 28:09 to clinch the gold he also won last year in Bathurst, Australia
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PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 Jacob Kiplimo sets 2024 Paris Olympics targets
The same alluded him three years back in Tokyo as he scooped bronze, with compatriot Joshua Cheptegei taking silver, as Ethiopia's Selemon Barega emerged the victor.
He beat Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi and Kenyan Benson Kiplangat, who ran 28:12 and 28:14, to finish second and third, respectively.
It should also be noted that Kiplimo's victory made it three successive gold medals in the senior men's race at the event for Uganda, with Joshua Cheptegei scooping the other in 2019.
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PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 Olympic gold medalists to start earning prize money
A total prize pot of US$2.4 million has been ring fenced from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation, which is received by World Athletics every four years. This will be used to reward athletes who win a gold medal in each of the 48 athletics events in Paris with US$50,000.
Meanwhile, Kiplimo, who earned 265 votes, fended off opposition from cyclist Charles Kagimu (245), and the badminton duo of Husinah Kobugabe and Gladys Mbabazi (180) to the award.
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She sits 70 goals ahead of her nearest rival Sigrid Burger of Severn Stars, who managed 36 against Loughborough Lightning.
Together with the previous monthly winners, Kiplimo will bea handed a plaque and cash from USPA's main sponsor Nile Breweries at a yet-to-be confirmed date this year.
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