Tag Archives: Athletics

  🇺🇬 Medal ceremony ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD) ✳Prize Money (tax free in Uganda) 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 6 7 2 15 2 PR OF CHINA 2 …

🇺🇬 Monday ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD), Nanyondo 4th Today 6.15pm 3000m Steeplechase H Ben Kiplagat | Albert Chemutai | Abel Sikowu Tomorrow Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet Women’s 5000m  F Sarah Chebet Thursday Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala Women’s 1500m F Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda won the women’s 800m at the world championships here Monday, producing a sprint finish to claim the throne left vacant by the absent South African Caster Semenya. Nakaayi, 24, timed her race to perfection moving onto the shoulder of leader Ajee …

Doha, Qatar | AFP |  Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke Usain Bolt’s gold medal record tally as the returning new mothers lit up the World Championships here Sunday. Fraser-Pryce and Felix, both racing in their first major …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Gjert Ingebrigtsen admits he is a dictator but one who produces results as three of his sons — Jakob, Henrik and Filip — will contest Monday’s 5,000 metres final at the World Athletics Championships. The youngest of the Norwegian family trio, 19-year-old Jakob — who …

🇺🇬 ⏭ 800m 💠 Nanyondo 2nd Semi 1, into FINAL 💠 Nakaayi wins Semi 3, into FINAL ⏭ 10,000M women’s FINAL RESULT 1⃣6⃣ Stella Chesang 1⃣8⃣ Rachael Chebet 2⃣0⃣ Juliet Chekwel Next action 💠 Monday ⏭ 9.50pm 3000 M Steeplechase final (Peruth Chemutai) ⏭ 10.10pm 800 M Final (Nakaayi, Nanyondo) …

Brilliant Coleman blasts to 100m world gold 💠100M final since 2009 2009 Berlin – Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 2011 Daegu – Yohan Blake 🇯🇲 2013 Moscow – Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 2015 Beijing – Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 2017 London – Justin Gatlin 🇺🇸 2019 Doha – Christian Coleman 🇺🇸 Doha, Qatar | …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich won the first title of the World Athletics Championships the women’s marathon in a gruelling race that saw many of the pre-race favourites fail to finish as fierce heat and humidity took their toll. The 25-year-old world number one timed 2hrs 32 …

🇺🇬 Results Day 1 💠800m W Winnie NANYONDO 1st Heat 3 2:00.36 Halimah NAKAAYI 2nd heat 1 2:02.33 💠3000m steeplechase W Peruth CHEMUTAI 1st heat 1 9:21.98 💠5000m M Stephen KISSA 10th heat 2 13:27.36 Oscar CHELIMO 14th heat 1 13:42.94 🇺🇬DAY 2 SCHEDULE – SATURDAY  💠 800m semis 7.15PM W.Nanyondo | …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Qatar is preparing to welcome thousands of fans and competitors for the World Athletics Championships starting Friday, an event seen as a staging post towards the 2022 football World Cup. The 10-day event in the capital Doha will be a key test ahead of the football …