Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬🇺🇬 🥇🥇
@joshuacheptege1
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World & Olympic Champion !! 5000m & 10,000m WR Holder!! @nike @nnrunningteam
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Gold🥇
Thank you Lord for the grace. 🙏🏾
To my country 🇺🇬;
Mwebale nnyoo, Konkoi pikap Sebei, Nasiima munonga, Asante sana 🙏🏾
#SilverbackWINS
#Olympics
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I’m very grateful for today’s silver medal at the Olympic Games 10,000m. I want to thank everyone for supporting me all the way!! 🙏🇺🇬
I’m still dreaming for the Olympic title! See you soon for the 5000m on Tuesday! 👊
#Athletics
#Tokyo2020
📸
@WorldAthletics
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What a special and incredible night in monaco, thank you
@MeetingHerculis
for invite, I finally break 5000m World record 12:35:36. Special thanks to
@GlobalSportsCom
training crew, family
@KagutaMuseveni
@JanetMuseveni
@HamsonObua
travel support towards our travels
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Oh, wow! The love of my life, Eng Carol Kamari, introduced me to her family today. You’ve been amazing all these years. But today I felt out of this world. Epic! Forever grateful for having you in my life, love. Let’s walk this wonderful journey together. To God be the glory.
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The crown👑finally is taken.
Thank you NN Valencia WR day.
It's been a tough moment but a brave lion's heart and determination saves the day.
What a fight!!
a night!! with a 10,000m W.R 26:11
Thanks
@NNRunningTeam
@VCRunning
@GlobalSportsCom
Thank you all for the amazing love
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What a season!!
Not many words, lots of happiness.
From
@diamondleaguemonaco
to Nn Valencia WR Day and boom 10days later,finally finished 4th. 59:21 without ideal preparation,& rest, proud of my self and team mates.
Congs 2 my brother
@kiplimojacob
Love you all for the support.
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Today marks 2 years since I won my first World Cross Country gold. So many great memories from that historic day in Aarhus 🇺🇬💪🙏
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Huge congratulations to my colleague Jacob kiplimo upon running the 6th fastest all time over 3000m in Rome with a time of 7:26, running a world lead, national record, the future is indeed bright.
Let's carry this momentum unto next year's Olympic games
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What an amazing year it is!!🔥🔥🔥
I finally become a world champion
Thanks to the people who have been part of this amazing journey right
@Aarhus2019
to
@IAAFDoha2019
Special thanks to my family, wife, training partners,
#Teamug
🇺🇬2019
@GlobalSportsCom
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So honoured to be named as the winner for
@worldathletics
moment of month.
Thanks to you all for the Retweets that enabled me win this deserved recognition for the month of August.
One love😍
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Fellow Ugandans,I have spent the last couple of days savoring the warm reception you have accorded the entire Uganda Olympic Team following the just concluded
#Tokyo2021
I am particularly grateful to H.E the president of the Republic of Uganda, and First Lady,Janet Museveni
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Konkoi, kryitapon Mzee!! See you soon
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I am ready for NN Valencia world Record Day. Are you?
Catch up all the action tomorrow night.
@NNRunningTeam
@VCRunning
@GlobalSportsCom
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It's a special moment to crown the year with yet another important achievement
What a year 2019 to end with a 10km
#worldrecord
Special credit to my family,
#pacemakers
And all my training partners
What a moment for
#Kapchorwa
,
#Uganda
🇺🇬and the rest of the
#World
Thank you
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🎙 “Marathon is a journey a new chapter that I opened today. I am proud that I finished, despite that the result didn’t match up with what we had trained for. I have had disappointment before and it always made me come back stronger, it is the most powerful lesson in life. More…
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A special thanks to HE the French ambassador
@JaAniambossou
a real diplomat at the fore front of supporting Uganda's sportsman,
You came in when we really needed you
I can't offer much but o salute you sir
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So honoured to be nominated for
@WorldAthletics
athlete of the year 2020 amongst other 4 world class athletes. Having broken 3 world records and great half debut, I hope i can win the award for you all. A big thanks to my
#fans
, family, friends
@GlobalSportsCom
I am grateful.
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Thank you Mr president HE.
@KagutaMuseveni
I and the team to monaco are grateful for your kind support towards enabling us fly, this really shows your tireless effort to make the Ugandan sport to grow big
Thank you to Mama
@JanetMuseveni
for flagging us off and
@UG_Airlines
too
Congratulations to
@joshuacheptege1
who has set a new 5,000m world record at the
#MonacoDL
. You have brought honour, pride and joy to your country. Well done!
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Philippians 4:13
A blessed night to you all friends
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Back to office again after completing 14 days of mandatory quarantine.
Unto another great challenge.
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Merry Christmas 🎄 from the Cheptegei family to you all.
Thank you for your great support in a most turbulent year.
We pray 🙏🏾 and hope for a great 2024 to us all.
🦍
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I am so heart broken 💔 and shocked to learn of the saddening news of passing of Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana. My condolences to both families, friends and all the athletics fans around the globe 🌎.
Road accident has robbed us of such a great talent.
Rest in…
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Grateful to start 2021 with a win, not yet time enough to run faster, as Monaco is usually a place of breaking barriers.
#Silverback
🦍 wins it all!
#JoshuaCheptegeiForUganda
#VisitUganda
#nikerunning
@NNRunningTeam
Thanks for hosting this event
@MeetingHerculis
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Hi all, I would like to thank you for your support in the Joshua Cheptegei Training Centre Fundraising Drive. Today, I make a big announcement. See image.👇👇
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Had a late evening hike at
#Sipifalls
.
Such a great place for vacation. I am having the best of my off season and will return back next year with new fresh challenge and big goals.
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Happy to start my season with a 10k world leading time of 26:49 (6th fastest of all time) it gives me joy and hope leading to
@WCHoregon22
I thank God almighty for the grace to run strong again after a long time. I am optimistic that this year God will do something great 🦍
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Your excellency, with proper facilities I'm place, Uganda will no doubt become the Athletics power house. I am happy that
#Teryet
high altitude training centre is yet in progress of its completion. Only
@UNRA_UG
should come clear on issue of the road to the facility
Congratulations to
@joshuacheptege1
who has set a new world record in the 5km race at the Monaco Run. Uganda is proud of you and we look forward to even greater performances, especially at the
@Tokyo2020
Olympics.
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Hey chief, many thanks, I need some juice from your farm🤣
They say you are the company you keep 🤣. So let me leave this here. .
@joshuacheptege1
you did exactly what you said you would do for Uganda 🇺🇬. What a golden moment.
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Such a great morning run with my friends and
@NNRunningTeam
teammates 🙏🇺🇬 dear fan runners and sport lovers all over the globe, you can only run for fun in the best place in the world
#Kapchorwa
Uganda 🇺🇬
#silverback
#nikerunning
#nnrunningteam
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Mission accomplished!!
26:53 for 10km, the Olympics year starts on a positive note.
I thank all the fans along the course for your support till the finish line.
Isn’t God amazing??
God is for me, I cannot be moved surely 🙏🏾🙏🏾
#nikerunningclub
#justdoit
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Cling/ hold unto God, and all shall be well with you.
Blessed day to you all.
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Did you know Uganda has 50% of world’s mt Gorillas 🦍? Grouped in families headed by an alpha male called
#silverback
not only that, Uganda boasts of over 345 species of mammals and over 1020 species of birds
#VisitUganda
#tourism
#wildlife
#adventure
#richinbiodiversity
#travel
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Today we finally send off
@agnestirop
to Rest after the brutal murder. It was sad for us the athletics world. Such barbaric and demonizing acts of Domestic violence against women, girls and athletes should stop. I strongly condemn this inhuman acts.
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I am so privileged to be selected for the
@Tokyo2020
Olympic Games to represent my country Uganda 🇺🇬. It’s a huge honor. I do thank you all fans, partners and sponsors
@TourismBoardUg
@mtnug
@GlobalSportsCom
@NNRunningTeam
@sekanyolyaug
who have supported me this far,Love you all
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Grateful to win my first world cross country title
@Aarhus2019
#WorldCrossCountryChampionships
Grateful to God for His enabling grace, thanks to my
#wife
, family, team mates, training partners,
#fans
@GlobalSportsCom
@NikeRunning
@NNRunningTeam
@LatoMilk
@PoliceUg
for support
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My last special session before Valencia world record Day.07th oct
With the help of my team mates I succeed.
Program was,
2x1000m
3x800m
4x600m
5x400m
6x150m
10days to go
@GlobalSportsCom
@NNRunningTeam
@VCRunning
#squadgoals
#Ugandanrunners
🇺🇬🇺🇬
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Ladies and gentlemen
It’s coming come. ❤️🇺🇬🇺🇬
A standing ovation 👏 👏 to our and your World champion
#VictorKiplangat
God’s visitation is real this morning,
This is the day the Lord has made, that we will rejoice and be glad in it 🙏🏾
Team Uganda 🇺🇬 to the world
@Nike
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Today marks 100 days until the start of the 10,000m at the Olympics in
@Tokyo2020
I’m really looking forward to this big goal, we will keep working hard in the next months to make Uganda proud 🇺🇬
#silverback
gorilla 🦍
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As the reigning World/Olympic champion,i ask you to make my dream of completing a world class athletics training center in Kapchorwa, UG. I am leading a crowdfunding campaign-
#RunWithCheptegei
towards this dream. Support me from any part of the world.
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I’m very happy to start my year in Monaco again! 🇲🇨
@MeetingHerculis
5k on Sunday, the race will be live on the
@NNRunningTeam
YouTube channel!!
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Huge congratulations to the Ugandan 800m queens
#halimaNakayi
for winning the first ever 800m gold for ug🇺🇬🇺🇬 and
#Winnie
for superb 4th place
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Great honour to be unveiled as
@UgTourismBoard
brand ambassador. I thank God Almighty, my family, Hon minister of tourism, CEO
@LillyAjarova
and all Ugandans for huge support that has seen me achieve great milestone. I have not only won but we all won.Thank you all.
#travelUganda
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7 October 2020, a historic day in my career….
We made one year today!!! Exactly one year ago, I ran the world record over 10,000m at the NN Valencia World Record Day!! I will never forget this legendary night, in this fantastic stadium!! Many thanks for making this all possible
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Excited to see how fast I can run tomorrow at
@monacorun
.Its gonna be my first race of 2020 and you know what? It's a very important year of the Olympic games
So my journey is gonna start from Monaco.
All the best…
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Huge thanks my family, every where we go, we WIN.
Gold medal for Uganda !! 🥇🇺🇬Congratulations,
@joshuacheptege1
on today’s great performance in the 5000 m race and for always making us proud, everywhere you go.
Visit to catch up with the latest from your sports heroes at the
#Olympics2021
.
#GoodTogether
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Many thanks brother 🙏🏾
I present to you the Golden
@joshuacheptege1
thank you always for giving this beautiful flag pride. Am so proud of you Brother
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The dream continues, not the result I wanted, but happy for the win!! Looking forward to the next races.
#silverbackdreams
🦍
Special thanks to
@stewy_mac3
&
@richarddouma
for setting the pace 💪
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A happiest birthday to you dearest friend carol. Have an amazing one. Sipi falls awaits you for the showers 🤣🤣
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What a season opener with an amazing 5Km world record time of 12:51
Thank you
@monacorun
for having me
Big thanks to my
#family
eng.carol manager and coach jurrievdvelden addyruiter and to my training partners for…
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Thank you bro
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In 2021 we reached unbelievable highs.The preparations and races before the Olympics were quit difficult, but I kept believing in my biggest dream. My dream came true
@Tokyo2020
, an Olympic 🥇 & 🥈medal for 🇺🇬
#silverback
🦍 will keep on fighting with new big goals 2022
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A very good morning Uganda/World, it’s a few more weeks to welcome a new year 2022. However, the good news is that from now forth as the world is opening up, I bring you opportunities in the tourism sector of my beautiful Uganda 🇺🇬 starting from
#MtElgon
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Good morning Uganda,Africa &
#world
, as you go out chasing for your daily hustle, allow me wish you a great and blessed day!! Do not give up on your dream, everyday brings you closer to your desired destiny. Heart ❤️ you all
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Thank you everyone for the amazing birthday wishes and love all around the world.
I am now a year older+🥞🎂🎂
Credit to my family for the surprise party, my coach and his family, team mates and friends.
Love you back world😍😍
#birthday
#athletelife
#trackandfield
#Uganda
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Fellow Ugandans and sports lovers all over the world, let’s do this together. Thank you as we build a world class athletics training center in Kapchorwa Uganda 🇺🇬
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I am delighted and honored to announce my partnership with
@mtnug
They have been a true supporter of running for many years in Uganda and I am proud to say they will now support both me and the Joshua Cheptegei Foundation. 💪
#GoodTogether
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It was great time with you lads, keep on grinding smartly, the future is bright.
👊 Real recognise real
📸
@JakeSmith_run
’s fan club gains world record holder
@joshuacheptege1
as its newest member
#WorldHalfMarathon
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Happy to be the
#GC2018Athletics
double gold medalist in
#5000m
and
#10000m
🥇🥇🇺🇬🇺🇬
Grateful to my
#Famiy
#friends
#fans
at home🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 and around the
#globe
@NikeRunning
@GlobalSportsCom
@NNRunningTeam
My manager
@JurrievdVelden
and coach
@AddyRuiter
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I dedicate a prestigious World 10000m Silver Medal to His Excellency president
@KagutaMuseveni
for
#Medical
support after
#Kololo
tragedy
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This stellar performance is worth celebrating. Many congratulations to you my brother
@jacobkiplimo2
finally the half marathon world record lands home.
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo breaks World Record at EDP Lisbon Half Marathon! Congratulations Kiplimo upon this great achievement and for making your country proud.
@UG_Airlines
@joshuacheptege1
@mugarra
@KatusiimeDor
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Many thanks your Excellency the Commander in chief, did our best as a team and finally the gold was won by our own
#JacobKiplimo
Cheers to
#TeamUg
🇺🇬🇺🇬
Congratulations to you Jacob Kiplimo on winning Gold for Uganda at the World Half Marathon championship. I also congratulate
@joshuacheptege1
and the rest of the team; the Ugandan Flag has been raised so high.
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So honoured to receive a token of appreciation from CEO
@wimMTNUG
@mtnug
This was in recognition from my outstanding 5000m World record in
@MeetingHerculis
August last month.
Such motivation is great for the sport to grow.
I am forever grateful.
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It was great pleasure meeting the humble
#general
@mkainerugaba
and his
#counterpart
On an invite
Then thanked him for the
#peace
,
#security
and
#stability
of our nation
@mkainerugaba
then later thanked me for continuing to raise our flag🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 high.
Thank you
#general
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Don’t forget to come to kapchorwa the home of champions when you come to
#ThePearlOfAfrica
@framugas
@Olympics
@joshuacheptege1
@JustPeruth
@UgandaMediaCent
@newvisionwire
@GCICUganda
Excellent. I’ll look forward to that when I come over next!
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Its a great honour to be elected among the five finalists for male world athlete award of 2019
I can't say anything more than to thank you all for your support
Five finalists announced for Male World Athlete of the Year 2019🏆
@joshuacheptege1
🇺🇬
@samkendricks
🇺🇸
@EliudKipchoge
🇰🇪
@LylesNoah
🇺🇸
@kwarholm
🇳🇴
#AthleticsAwards
📰:
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Update on the
#RunWithCheptegei
fundraiser as of 27.08.2021. Day
#16
.
MTN MOMO: Ugx 1.6m
Stanbic UGX: Ugx130, 000
Corporate Givers:
MTN Uganda- 100M
Tororo Cement- 100M
Thank you all that are making this dream come to life.
Details on how you can support are on poster below
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For their recognition of the achievements of entire Team in Tokyo.
I will hold the press conference at 12:30pm, today, to share my future aspirations with you, my fellow Countrymen.
God bless you all.
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Happy to be back home again😃😃 home sweet home 😘 The pearl of Africa...
#Uganda
; beautiful scenic views from Murchison falls National Park!
@visituganda_official
for these and more.. we’ve a story to tell about this beautiful land!
Yours truly 🦍 !
#visitugandanow
#staysafe
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Many thanks dr for the support 🙏🏾
World 5,000m record holder,
@joshuacheptege1
confirms his dominance by getting Olympic GOLD medal!!
Congratulations again Joshua! We’re very proud of you!
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Thank you
@Strava
for the special recognition.
The record indeed happened.
It was fun stopping my watch as I am used to like any other training session😀
Well now it’s official…!
Give
@NNRunningTeam
athlete
@joshuacheptege1
kudos on his 5000 m world record of 12:35:36. Incredible. Congratulations, Joshua!
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Many thanks dear carol
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What an amazing win it is!!
Thanks to you
#lads
#UgandaCranes
for the win and making us proud
Proud of you guys
This is our time
@UgandaCranes
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