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Olympic champion Kipruto handed Commonwealth wild card
Nairobi, Feb 18 (IANS) Athletics Kenya (AK) has handed Olympic and world steeplechase champion, Conseslus Kipruto, a wild card to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Kipruto who won the men water and barriers race at the Rio 2016 Olympics and the London 2017 worlds was taken ill on Friday and was advised by doctors to skip competition, reports Xinhua news agency.
“Shortly after arriving in Nairobi, I started feeling unwell and doctors advised me not to run today (Saturday).
“I wanted to compete and make it to the squad for Australia but after becoming sick, I requested AK for the wild card,” the former World U-18 champion stated.
Kipruto, 23, added the world title to his Olympics crown last year after battling an injury plagued season to sustain Kenya’s dominance at the event.
At the same time, silver winner, Timothy Cheruiyot trumped world champion, Elijah Manangoi in the men’s 1500m on Saturday as the pair made the Kenyan team for the Club Games on Saturday.
Cheruiyot who is a training partner to Manangoi stopped the clock at 3:34.1 at the punishing elevation of Nairobi for victory with the world champion coming home in 3:35.1.
Former world under 20 titleholder, Kumari Taki (3:35.5) finished third to deny Manangoi’ s younger brother and world under 18 champion, George a ticket to the Gold Coast by the thickness of a vest in a thrilling battle for the line.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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