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Results of athletics women’s 3,000m steeplechase final at Paris 2024 Winfred Yavi, Bahrain, 8:52.76 OR 🥇 Peruth Chemutai, Uganda, 8:53.34 NR 🥈 Faith Cherotich, Kenya, 8:55.15 PB 🥉 Alice Finot, France, 8:58.67 AR PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua & IAAF  | Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai took the 3,000m steeplechase silver medal  on Tuesday night in the …

Paris, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tonight, Chemutai enters the final of the same event at the Paris Olympic Games, aiming to replicate her Tokyo triumph. It will be Chemutai’s best-ever-turn around since the Tokyo Olympics. Chemutai will face a formidable field of 15 athletes in the final, including Kenya’s promising …

  FOCUS ON HEALTH | THE INDEPENDENT | The exploration of peptide blends in scientific research continues to unveil intriguing possibilities for their impact on various physiological processes. Among these blends, the combination of CJC-1295 and Ipamorelin has garnered attention due to its potential influence on growth hormone (GH) secretion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has voiced concerns regarding the government’s inability to deploy all medical interns, despite an increase in the number of internship placement sites. The government allocated 35 billion shillings for allowances for over 1,200 medical interns expected to be deployed by …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Trade, General Wilson Mbadi, has committed to soliciting more funding for the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to enhance its performance capacity. Lack of capacity, including understaffing due to inadequate funding have been blamed for failures to efficiently perform …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) has announced the appointment of Prof. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika as its new Vice Chancellor. The decision, following an extensive search process by the Vice Chancellor Search Committee (VCSC), was finalized in August 2024. Prof. Byakika-Kibwika, renowned for her expertise …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has urged the youth who participated in the March to Parliament protests against corruption to stay resolute and continue causing what he termed as “good trouble.” Last month, over 100 individuals were detained by security …

Paris, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance stars, Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, will not compete in the 5000m race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Uganda Athletics Federation has confirmed. In a brief statement, Faustino Kiwa, Head Coach of the Uganda Athletics Team, explained that both athletes were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has announced a significant 29.7% increase in net profit to Shs 295.7 billion for the half-year ended June 2024, driven by robust growth in voice, data, and fintech services. The telecom company’s voice revenues rose by 15.1% to Shs 626.7 billion, while data …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Old Kampala police have initiated a search for a landlord Joseph Sebugenyi who is on the run after a female tenant discovered a body in a septic tank at his property in Namungoona, Rubaga Division, Kampala. The tenant, whose identity has been protected …