Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola, has promoted Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Peruth Chemutai. Cheptegei has been promoted from Inspector of Police to Assistant Superintendent of Police while Chemutai who was first re-graded from Special Police Constable to Constable …
Read More »IGP Ochola hails Gen Kayihura for revamping sports in police force
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Ochola has urged Ugandans celebrating Olympics medals won by police officers to extol his predecessor, Gen Edward Kale Kayihura for his efforts to revamp sports activities in the force. Ochola in a statement shared to journalists by Police Spokesperson Fred …
Read More »Uganda’s Chemutai wins gold in 3000m steeplechase
🔴 RESULT 🇺🇬 ✳ Gold for PERUTH CHEMUTAI 3000m SC ➡ First Ugandan Woman ever to win a gold ➡ First gold for Uganda at Tokyo2020 ➡ Only third Ugandan to win Olympics Gold *⃣ Kiprotich 2012 Olympics *⃣ John Akii-Bua 1972 Olympics Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Peruth Chemutai …
Read More »Twelve years on, Uganda still looking for a new steeplechase Inzzi
Today Men’s steeplechase final 11.10pm – ?? Jacob Araptany, Albert Chemutai Tomorrow Women’s steeplechase heats 9 pm – ?? Peruth Chemutai Men’s 5000m heats 10pm – ?? Cheptegei, Kiplimo, Kissa Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda has fielded an athlete in every 3000m steeplechase event at the World Championships since 2005, but the …
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