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2023-02-20T14:10:38+00:00
The World Cross Country Championship proved to be a significant platform for Uganda to showcase its athletic talents, and there is hope to continue building on this momentum for future competitions.
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2023-02-18T10:39:08+00:00
Prisca Chesang finished seventh in 34:42 to lead Uganda’s charge for a team bronze that was helped by national cross-country champion Stella Chesang finishing 10th in 34:58, Doreen Chesang 11th in 35:01 and Rispa Cherop 16th in 35:30.
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2023-02-18T08:10:06+00:00
Jacob Kiplimo's gold follows amazing progress from the 22-year-old, winning gold in the U20s race in 2017, and following it up with Silver in 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark.
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2023-02-18T07:36:19+00:00
Kibet lead the race for long, and held on as the lead pack whitled down with every lap, but faded at the very end.
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2023-02-18T06:36:47+00:00
Kenya and Ethiopia went on to dominate the race as expected, sweeping the top nine positions.
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2023-02-18T05:58:44+00:00
The Ugandan team included national record holder over 1500m Ronald Musagala, Aciru Knight, Abu Mayanja and Linda Chebet.
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2023-02-17T20:41:07+00:00
Cheptegei heads to Bathurst, Australia as the defending champion from Aarhus, Denmark, and will line up alongside both podium finishers the 2019 edition, Jacob Kiplimo and Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor.