Beijing, China | Xinhua | International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Saturday that IOC is working to help athletes with Russian or Belarusian passports return to international sports events. In the IOC executive board meeting held in March, Bach noted the decision about whether Russian and Belarusian athletes …
Read More »World Athletics bans transgender women athletes
Paris, France | Xinhua | Athletics’ global governing body has banned transgender athletes from international competition and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes with differences in sex development, World Athletics said on Thursday. The World Athletics Council has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender athletes who have been through male puberty from female …
Read More »IOC seeks for ways to let Russia, Belarus athletes back to international competitions
Lausanne, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee (IOC), accompanied with International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs), are seeking for ways to bring athletes of Russia and Belarus back to the international competitions, according to a statement released by the IOC on Wednesday. IOC, IFs, NOCs and athletes’ …
Read More »Uganda registers increased number of female athletes: UAF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a remarkable increase in the number of female runners in the country. According to the Uganda Athletics Federation-UAF, Uganda has witnessed an upsurge in the number of female athletes since 2005. UAF notes that there are currently over 200 female athletes in the …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo embarks on discovery of young talent
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commonwealth gold medalist, Jacob Kiplimo has unveiled the “Discovery Uganda Championships” to identify young talents. According to Kiplimo, he will use the Championship set for January 23, 2023, to spot and support young talents. He explains that most talented athletes, give up in villages due …
Read More »Kiplimo asks Ugandan top athletes to embrace local competitions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long distance star runner, Jacob Kiplimo has urged Ugandan top athletes to always take part in local competitions. Kiplimo says the competitions motivate the upcoming rising stars in the sport because they are inspired running with excelling athletes. “I was personally motivated after running …
Read More »Tanzania’s 5th edition of Serengeti Safari Marathon attracts over 1,000 athletes
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | More than 1,000 local and foreign athletes will take part in the 5th edition of the Serengeti Safari Marathon slated for Nov. 12, organizers said Thursday. Timothy Mdinka, director of the Serengeti Safari Marathon, said the long-distance foot race, one of East Africa’s leading …
Read More »Sports federations demand early release of funds for Commonwealth games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of Sports Federations have asked the government to provide timely funding to enable the commonwealth teams adequately prepare for the forthcoming Birmingham Games. Uganda is expected to have more than 10 sports disciplines at the 2022 Common Wealth Games that will be held in …
Read More »Gov’t to fund athletes to 2022 Commonwealth games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will provide Shs7.1 billion to support Ugandan athletes who will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth games due to take place between 28 July and 08 August 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The State Minister for Sports, Hamson Obua made this revelation while responding to matter …
Read More »Uganda breaks ceiling to join top tier of long distance running nations
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Ugandan star athlete Jacob Kiplimo on Tuesday won the men’s 5,000m race, out-performing Selemon Barega of Ethiopia at the Ostrava Golden Spike in Czech Republic. This win came weeks after another Ugandan star Joshua Cheptegei shattered Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000m world record at …
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