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ATHLETICS
2024-04-04T07:46:10+00:00
Jacob Kiplimo survives death after road accident
Onlookers, however, rushed and pulled him out of the double cabin vehicle by the roadside, surviving with minor injuries.
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ATHLETICS
2024-04-02T12:24:48+00:00
PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 Jacob Kiplimo sets 2024 Paris Olympics targets
The same alluded him three years back in Tokyo as he scooped bronze, with compatriot Joshua Cheptegei taking silver, as Ethiopia's Selemon Barega emerged the victor.
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ATHLETICS
2024-04-01T11:30:37+00:00
ATHLETICS Uganda's overall position at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, full rankings revealed
Nine sets of medals were awarded in five races, with team and individual medals for men and women at both under-20 and senior levels, as well as in a mixed relay.
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ATHLETICS
2024-04-01T10:34:41+00:00
ATHLETICS How much Jacob Kiplimo earned after defending the World Cross Country Championships
And, according to World Athletics, Kiplimo's gold attracted USD 30,000, which translates to approximately Shs 116 million.
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ATHLETICS
2024-04-01T09:53:46+00:00
WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY All-female Athlete Refugee Team makes history in Belgrade
The Belgrade quartet are Esterina Irino Julius, Anjelina Nadai Lohalith and Perina Lokure Nakang – the trio of South Sudanese origin based in Kenya – plus Farida Abaroge, an Ethiopian refugee based in France. Additionally, the four had an all-female support team, with Janeth Jepkosgei as head coach.
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ATHLETICS
2024-03-30T13:33:24+00:00
ATHLETICS Jacob Kiplimo defends the World Cross Country Championship
Kiplimo's victory makes it three successive gold medals in the senior men's race at the event for Uganda, with Joshua Cheptegei scooping the other (2019).
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ATHLETICS
2024-03-28T09:30:13+00:00
WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW Kiplimo, Cheptegei hope to deliver a third successive gold for Uganda
Uganda has claimed back-to-back senior men’s titles through Kiplimo and Cheptegei, and these two will race to claim a historic hat-trick for their country.
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ATHLETICS
2024-03-26T17:22:33+00:00
BIG INTERVIEW Jacob Kiplimo talks childhood, inspiration, success story, setbacks, biggest rival, Olympics and the upcoming World Cross Country Championships
He made history in 2016 when – at the age of 15 – he became Uganda’s youngest Olympian, contesting the 5000m at the Rio Games. One year later, on home soil in Kampala, he won the U20 title at the World Cross Country Championships.
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ATHLETICS
2024-03-25T15:34:32+00:00
ATHLETICS Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon on route to global certification by World Athletics
The Tusker Lite Mt. Rwenzori Marathon has taken a monumental step towards gaining international acclaim as it approaches its certification by World Athletics.
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ATHLETICS
2024-03-21T08:17:24+00:00
AFRICAN GAMES 2023 Chemutai makes it two Athletics Silver medals for Uganda
It made it two silver medals in athletics at the ongoing continental event for Uganda after Halima Nakaayi made the feat on Tuesday in the 800m race.