{"id":67354,"date":"2022-09-06T14:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/krop-aims-to-build-on-brussels-brilliance"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:56:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:56:54","slug":"krop-aims-to-build-on-brussels-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/krop-aims-to-build-on-brussels-brilliance","title":{"rendered":"Krop aims to build on Brussels brilliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya\u2019s Jacob Krop moved to sixth on the world all-time list with his winning 12:45.71 run in Brussels to book his place in the final and will look to build on that when he goes up against some strong opposition in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old world silver medallist recorded the fastest time in the world so far this year to beat USA\u2019s Grant Fisher and his Kenyan compatriot Nicholas Kipkorir, who will both also be on the start line on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Fisher\u2019s performance of 12:46.96 was a North American record that moved him to 12th on the world all-time list.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s Berihu Aregawi won last year\u2019s title on the city centre course and a few months later he further proved his road race strength, setting a world 5km record of 12:49 in Barcelona at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>His Diamond League campaign this season has included a win in Eugene in May was well as a runner-up finish over 3000m in Monaco, where victory was claimed by Burundi\u2019s Thierry Ndikumwenayo in a world-leading PB and Diamond League record of 7:25.93.<\/p>\n<p>Other Diamond League meeting winners this season were Ethiopia\u2019s Selemon Barega and Telahun Haile Bekele, plus South Sudan\u2019s Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu, and others joining them in the final include Ethiopia\u2019s Yomif Kejelcha and Kenya\u2019s Cornelius Kemboi, plus Germany\u2019s Maximillian Thorwirth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenya\u2019s Jacob Krop moved to sixth on the world all-time list with his winning 12:45.71 run in Brussels to book his place in the final and will look to build on that when he goes up against some strong opposition in Zurich. 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