Double world champion Joshua Chepgegei has quit bachelor’s club when he held a traditional wedding over the weekend.
The Ugandan track master wedded his longtime girlfriend Carol Kamari back in his Cheboron village, Kaptum sub-county in Kween district.
The traditional wedding ceremony was held at Carol Kamari’s ancestral home as they announced their move to formalize their marriage.
The ceremony was presided over by Pastor Peter Chelangat of Shining Light of God ministries Kapchorwa and Pastor David Otto alongside the Bishop of Sebei Diocese ministered at the ceremony.
The 5000m world record holder decided the time was right to become husband and wife. Cheptegei’s wife is an engineer by profession and she is described by the celebrated Ugandan as the central pillar of his success.
Kamari is the daughter of Stephen Chesang and businesswoman Jessica Chesakit