Over the weekend, reigning Olympic 5,000-metre gold medalist and two-time 10,000-metre world champion, Joshua Cheptegei, visited Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu.
The Ugandan athlete was welcomed by Real Madrid’s Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño, who joined him on a tour in order to witness the transformation of the stadium, before presenting him with a personalized jersey with the number 1 on the back.
Real Madrid is the most successful club in European football.
Meanwhile, Cheptegei was in Madrid, Spain, for the San Silvestre 10 km road race, which he won in 29:09.11.
Mohamed Katir El Haouzi from Eritrea came in second, crossing the finish line at 29:19.01, followed by Ramos Jesus Reviejo from France at 29:49.06.
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