Kampala — LONG distance star Boniface Kiprop has set a new national record over 5,000m. Kiprop's last lap bust was also enough to earn him victory at the 40th edition of the DN Galan IAAF Super Grand Prix permit meet that was held at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Sweden on Tuesday night.
The reigning Commonwealth 10,000m champion Kiprop planned well on the start to combine with fell Ugandans Moses Kipsiro and Wilson Busienei Kipkemei but their lead was always threatened by the Moroccan duo of Abderrahim Goumri and Hicham Bellani and Kenyans Jonas Cheruiyot and Micah Kogo.
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