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Kamworor surrenders title to Ugandan star

By Dennis Okeyo and IAAF | Mar. 31, 2019
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei poses with the winners' medal after winning the men's race with second-placed Jacob Kiplimo and third-placed Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor. [Reuters]

Geoffrey Kamworor failed to reclaim his title, losing the battle to Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in the 10km senior men race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark yesterday.

 Two years ago, he faded from first to 30th at the World Cross Country in Kampala but he held off his compatriot Jacob Kiplimo to the win the 2019 world title. Kamworor, the 2015 and 2017 winner, faded to third

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