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🔴 RESULT ➡ 🏆 10,000m final Barega ✳Gold Cheptegei ✳Silver Kiplimo ✳ Bronze Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Ethiopia’s Selemo Barega won the 10,000m final in a slow time of 27:43.22, denying Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei (27:43.63) and Jacob Kiplimo (27:43.88), who settled for silver and bronze. After a tactical race that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda middle distance running duo, Halima Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo have progressed to the semifinal of the 800m race after racing in their respective heats at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo this morning. Nanyondo 27, finished 2nd in heat one posting 2:02.02 to earn her …

🔴 FRIDAY ATHLETICS 🇺🇬 ➡ 3000m M Steeplechase Round 1 – Chemutai 3.30am ➡ 800m W Round 1 – Nanyondo, Halimah Nakaayi 4.25 am ➡ 5000m W Round 1 – Chesang, Chelegant, Chebet 1pm ➡ 🏆 10,000m FINAL – Kiplimo, Kisa, Cheptegei 2.30pm Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | The highlight …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Soccer governing body FUFA has named Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic head coach of Uganda Cranes. He will address the media on Tuesday 3rd August 2021. Micho led Cranes to their first appearance in the Nations Cup finals in 39 years, when they qualified for Ghana …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Boxing team captain Musa Shadir Bwogi has lost the bout to Georgia Madiev Eskerkhan in the welterweight category in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Bwogi, 24, was the only hope for Uganda in boxing following the early exit of David Ssemujju and Catherine Nanziri, who …

Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Flyweight boxer Catherine Nanziri has been eliminated from the ongoing Tokyo Olympic games following her unanimous points loss to Japan’s Tsukimi Namiki. Nanziri 21, who was in the blue corner lost the fight on unanimous decision by the judges. According to the scorers, Nanziri never …

  Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s rower Kathleen Grace Noble’s chance for any medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games has come to an end after the athlete fell short in the Repechage contest of the Women’s single sculls race Saturday. She has nevertheless Sunday morning qualified for the …

Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | The first Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals were awarded Saturday. They have been produced using metals from nearly 79,000 tonnes of used phones and other electronic equipment donated by the Japanese public. Awarded, as is traditionally the case, by the IOC President, Thomas Bach, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government officials have remained cagey about the exact disciplinary action weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko faces following his failed attempt to stay in Japan, where he was part of Team Uganda at the ongoing Olympics. CID spokesperson Charles Twiine said the police were last night interviewing …

Global artists bring world together in “Imagine” moment during Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Global artists Angélique Kidjo, Alejandro Sanz, John Legend, Keith Urban and the Suginami Children’s Choir brought all five continents together in today’s Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Hundreds …