Timothy Cheruiyot’s focus will now turn to Kenya’s trials next month for the Commonwealth Games. [Photo/@FastRunning_]
World 1500m silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi produced an outstanding performance to take top honours at the 41st Antrim International Cross Country in Greenmount, Northern Ireland.
Cheruiyot managed to just hold off Tuemay for the victory with both athletes timed at 23 minutes and 12 seconds.
Cheruiyot improved upon his third-place finish from 2016.
Cheruiyot’s focus will now turn to Kenya’s trials next month for the Commonwealth Games.
Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi became the third different Kenyan in as many years to win the women’s race in Antrim, finishing just one second ahead of Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay in 19 minutes and 55 seconds. Bahrain’s Bontu Rebitu finished third.