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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Olympic 5000m champion Joshua Cheptegei will take a deserved break after a rigorous year as a satisfied man after he scored vital points in winning the two-mile run during the Eugene Diamond League in the US on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Cheptegei displayed marks of a prolific athlete by beating a field of 16 men that included Olympic 10000m champion Selemon Barega in a world lead (WL) time of eight minutes and 9.55 seconds in front of an electric atmosphere at the Hayward Field in Oregon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels so good to come back and run the two-mile in Oregon,\u201d Cheptegei said after repeating his feat of 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really means a lot to me to win here in Oregon and it will always be in my heart,\u201d added the man who turns 25 next month.<\/p>\n

The 5000m and 10000m world record holder was comfortable over the eight-lap race despite not having enough time to prepare. He popped out his tongue, had his arms spread wide and even chest-thumped before hitting the black Nike tape after a big statement of intent.<\/p>\n

Sweet revenge<\/p>\n

Beating Barega was Cheptegei\u2019s first achievement after the Ethiopian shocked Ugandans to the 25-lap Olympic title three weeks ago at the Tokyo 2020 Games in Japan.<\/p>\n

In Oregon, Cheptegei offered Barega no chance, none whatsoever. \u201cHe showed that it was a mistake for Barega to beat in Tokyo,\u201d said his coach Addy Ruiter.<\/p>\n

By the bell, Cheptegei was leading and he didn\u2019t look back. As Barega chased to get an eventual second place in 8:09.82, Olympic 10000m bronze medallist Jacob Kiplimo too had gone past another Ethiopian Berihu Aregawai in third.<\/p>\n

But the 20-year-old finished fourth with 8:10.16 because home boy Paul Chelimo had surged in the final stretch to take third place in 8:09.83.<\/p>\n

Cheptegei, who later afforded to sign a couple of autographs, will go into 2022 pretty confident of defending his 10000m title at the World Championships at the Hayward Field next July.<\/p>\n

Little prep time<\/b><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 3000m steeplechase Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai must have rued the little time for preparation after she came seventh in 9:10.87 as Kenyan Norah Jeruto, who is waiting to switch allegiance to Kazakhstan, won in a meeting record time of 8:53.65.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the pacer [Rosefline Chepngetich], Peruth was not running in her rhythm and didn\u2019t pass the barriers in a smooth way,\u201d noted Ruiter.<\/p>\n

Olympic silver medallist American Courtney Frerichs set an area record of 8:57.77 in second whereas Hyvin Kiyeng, like in Tokyo, came third in 9:00.05.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 800m, world champion Halimah Nakaayi posted a respectable 1:58.78 in sixth but Oregon came too soon for her too. \u201cShe is much better than she showed in Tokyo,\u201d added Ruiter.<\/p>\n

Olympic champion American Athing Mu ran solo after the bell to power to a WL, MR and national record of 1:55.04.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s 1500m, Winnie Nanyondo fought off a determined group to settle for fourth in 4:00.72 in a race Olympic champion Kenyan Faith Kipyegon broke away early to post a MR time of 3:53.23.<\/p>\n

Both Nakaayi and Nakaayi scored vital points in the quest for slots to the Diamond League finals.<\/p>\n

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