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Uganda's senior middle-distance athlete Winnie Nanyondo has yet to progress to the Women's 1500m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships on August 19 in Budapest, Hungary.
Nanyondo finished in a distant twelfth position posting 4:10.55 in heat four as the usual names in the distance made it.
World Record holders Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan, Nelly Chepchirchir and Hirut Meshesha easily sailed to the semi-finals, comfortably taking control of their heats.
Dutch star Hassan posted 4:02.92, Kipyegon 4:02.62, Chepchirchir 4:00.87 and Ethiopia's Meshesha 4:03.47, setting up a gruelling battle for the women's 1500m crown.
At Least three Kenyans, Kipyegon, Chepchirchir and Edinah Jebitok, qualified for the semi-finals.
Nanyondo will return to the drawing board after the disappointment. At the 2022 Oregon Worlds, Nanyondo qualified for the 1500m finals, in which she finished seventh.
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She clocked 4.01.98 and walked away with $5,000 (about Shs19m) as a consolation for her stellar efforts in the brutal race.
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08:36 - 19.08.2023
ATHLETICS Stella Chesang, Sarah Chelangat in 10,000m finals as Uganda opens medal hunt
Chesang, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in 10,000m, will lead Uganda's hunt for a podium finish tonight with teammate Sarah Chelangat.
Uganda's chance for fireworks starts tonight with Stella Chesang and Sarah Chelangat in the 10,000m finals, while Joshua Cheptegei will chase a three-peat in the men's 10,000m finals on Sunday.
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20:03 - 16.08.2023
ATHLETICS Uganda's stellar athlete line-up heads to Budapest
All eyes, especially those in Uganda, will be on Team Uganda, waiting for moments of magic and perhaps a new chapter in their nation's athletic history.
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