Placings of athletics men’s 10,000m final at Paris Olympics 1. Joshua Cheptegei, Uganda , 26:43.14 OR 🥇 2. Berihu Aregawi, Ethiopia , 26:43.44 🥈 3. Grant Fisher, United States , 26:43.46 SB 🥉 4. Mohammed Ahmed, Canada, 26:43.79 SB 5. Benard Kibet, Kenya, 26:43.98 PB 6. Yomif Kejelcha, Ethiopia, 26:44.02 7. Selemon Barega, …
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Cheptegei to get sh100million prize Men’s 10,000m ✨ 🥇 Cheptegei 🇺🇬 🥈 Berihu Aregawi 🇪🇹 🥉 Grant Fisher 🇺🇸 Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT & IAAF | Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei run a perfectly times race, to win the 10,000m gold in an Olympic record of 26:43.14 on Friday night. He becomes the …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | While all eyes will be on world record holder Joshua Cheptegei and defending champion Selemon Barega, world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo and Yomif Kajelcha who has run fastest this season, will sure make tonight’s 10,000m final an epic battle. The first day of …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | International Boxing Association (IBA) and the International Olympics Committee have jumped into the ring at the ongoing France 2024 Olympics. The International Boxing Association (IBA), that is not recognised by the IOC, have questioned the decision to allow boxers Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Finance, Ramadhan Ggoobi has declared Dr. Benard Patrick Ogwel, General Secretary of the National Council of Sports (NCS), unfit to continue as the council’s accounting officer. In a letter dated July 25, addressed to the NCS Chairperson and …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Just hours before the athletics programme starts at the Paris Olympic Games, Uganda’s stars have got a huge psychological boost that should turn them into instant millionaires. Minister of State for Sports Peter Ogwang today announced hefty cash prizes for medal winners when he …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan swimmer Gloria Anna Muzito finished eighth in the women’s 100m freestyle preliminaries at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday in a new national record of 55.95 seconds. Despite her efforts, she did not qualify for the semi-finals. The 21-year-old faced stiff competition in one …
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Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Kathleen Grace Noble who made history as the first Ugandan to compete in Olympic rowing, will retire from the sport at the end of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Noble, an Irish-Ugandan athlete, declared her decision after finishing second in the semi-final E/F 2 …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda will send six players to the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2024 to be hosted in Nanchang, China. Simon Mugabi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Badminton Association (UBA) told Xinhua on Thursday that the junior national team of three boys and three …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa have terminated their contract with the Serbian head coach Dusan Stojanovic. William Nkemba, the SC Villa chief executive officer announced on Saturday that the club had parted ways with Stojanovic. “The club wishes Dusan well in his next …
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