Birmingham, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s medal tally at the Commonwealth Games jumped to three, with Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai recovering from a fall to secure bronze in the Steeplechase final Friday. For 2,500 metres it was an impressive two-horse race between Kenya and Uganda for the gold …
Read More »🔴 STEEPLECHASE: Chemutai finishes 11th
Eugene, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Peruth Chemutai finished 11th at the World Championships in 9:21.93, falling short of the performance that gave her Olympic glory at the Steeplechase in Tokyo last year. Inspector of Police Chemutai, who is the first Ugandan woman to win an Olympic gold medal, …
Read More »Benet battle for land and identity
Why indigenous group is still struggling to shake off a 100 year-old British injustice Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Francis Cheptoek, 71, is one of the prominent elders of the indigenous Benet community from Kabarak, a village perched on the contoured northern slopes of Mt. Elgon in Kween District …
Read More »Benet: Uganda’s stateless people
International human rights bodies want ancient home restored Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan government must recognise the Benet as the indigenous inhabitants of the forest from which it evicted them and restore them to their ancient home. Amnesty International, the London-based international human rights NGO made the …
Read More »Chemutai, Chepetegei to race in Eugene tonight
✳ Cheptegei -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Kiplimo -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Chemutai -3000m SC – 11.12pm ✳ Nakaayi -800m – 11.48pm ✳ Nanyondo -1500m – 12.12am Eugene, USA | URN & XINHUA | Three Ugandan medalists at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games are set to face off with other stars when the Eugene …
Read More »Uganda’s fastest man qualifies for 200m final
Ndiwa, Chemutai storm 3000m steeplechase finals Nairobi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s sprinter Tarsis Orogot stormed the 200m finals Friday as long distance duo Toroitich Ndiwa and Leonard Chemutai made the men’s 3000m steeplechase finals after finishing fourth and third in their respective heats at the ongoing U-20 World Championship at …
Read More »Uganda team to World Athletics U-20 Champs takes off today
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will be represented by a 10-member team at the World Athletics under 20 championship slated for August 17-22, 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya. Namayo Mawerere, the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) publicity Secretary said the team will fly out on Sunday aboard Uganda Airlines to …
Read More »Uganda’s Chemutai into Wednesday’s 3000m Steeplechase Final
Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Athlete Peruth Chemutai has booked a slot to the finals of the 3000-metre steeplechase race when she finished second in heat one at the Olympics stadium in Tokyo. Chemutai 22, posted a season-best of 9:12:72 slightly behind Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi who won the race …
Read More »Peruth, Nakaayi eye first Ugandan women’s medal since Inzikuru
💠 TODAY 🇺🇬 ⏭ 9.50pm 3000 M Steeplechase final (Peruth Chemutai) ⏭ 10.10pm 800 M Final (Nakaayi, Nanyondo) Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Going by her performance in the heats, Peruth …
Read More »DAY ONE: Nanyondo and Chemutai shine as Ugandan men flop in Doha
🇺🇬 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 | …
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