{"id":2525,"date":"2024-08-14T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:46:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:46:44","slug":"kipchumba-bags-kenya-first-medal-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/?p=2525","title":{"rendered":"Kipchumba Bags Kenya First Medal in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joshua Kipchumba earned Kenya&#8217;s first medal at the World Masters Athletics Championships ongoing in Gothenburg, Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 55-year-old Kipchumba clinched silver in the men&#8217;s 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:27.45 on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kipchumba&#8217;s performance saw him narrowly edged out by Pascal Ruiz of France, who secured the gold with a time of 10:26.54 while Spanish athlete Juan Prieto rounded out the podium with a bronze medal after finishing in third place<br><br>Joshua Kipchumba remains optimistic about his prospects in the men\u2019s 800m and 1500m events, which are yet to come.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cradior.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-14-at-13.34.52-og_image.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It has been a long time since I last competed in this event. 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