The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
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Read More »Cheptegei gold, Uganda finishes 9th in the world
CHEPTEGEI IS WORLD 10,000M CHAMPION!
Rank Order Name Result Notes Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:48.36 WL Yomif KEJELCHA (ETH) 26:49.34 PB Rhonex KIPRUTO (KEN) 26:50.32 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda won the men’s 10,000 metres world title in Doha on Sunday with the second fastest ever time in the championships history of 26min 48.36sec. …
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✳10,000m lineup – 8PM LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY PB SB 2019 1 1291 Rodgers KWEMOI KEN 27:25.23 27:26.92 2 237 Onesphore NZIKWINKUNDA BDI 28:09.98 28:11.90 3 1906 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR USA 27:07.55 27:47.71 4 1085 Yemaneberhan CRIPPA ITA 27:44.21 27:49.79 5 1907 Leonard KORIR USA 27:20.18 27:34.01 6 701 Hagos GEBRHIWET ETH 26:48.95 26:48.95 7 1488 Sondre …
Read More »Is it Joshua Cheptegei time?
Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE SATURDAY RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th 2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISA ETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Ugandan women have done it twice already, …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Desisa wins marathon, Ugandans 13th and 18th
Desisa ends 18-year hiatus for Ethiopians to take marathon world gold RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th 2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISAETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE Doha, Qatar | AFP …
Read More »New Uganda Airlines Bombardiers land in Europe
Maastricht, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s two new Bombardiers, flights UR474 and UR470, have landed in Netherlands and Belgium, after leaving their manufacture base in Canada earlier on Saturday. The two CRJ-900s planes will spend the night there, before starting a day and night flight Sunday for Entebbe, where they …
Read More »RESULT: Nanyondo finishes 11th in Doha 1500 final
RESULT 🇺🇬 ⏭ 1500m final 💠 Nanyondo 11th 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 | AFP | Uganda’s Winnie Nanyondo finished 11th in the 1,500m final on the penultimate day of the World Athletics Championships …
Read More »Milner’s late penalty maintains Reds’ perfect start
✳ Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Liverpool, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | James Milner’s stoppage-time penalty extended Liverpool’s 100 per cent winning start to the Premier League season by earning a 2-1 victory over Leicester City at Anfield. The Reds took the lead five minutes before half-time through Sadio Mane’s 50th …
Read More »Cameroon main opposition leader Maurice Kamto released
Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | Cameroon’s main opposition leader Maurice Kamto walked free from jail Saturday after a military court ordered his release at the behest of veteran President Paul Biya. Kamto was greeted by hundreds of supporters as he was driven away surrounded by a dozen-strong escort of …
Read More »Teachers’ Sacco to get sh7 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Walimu Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited will receive over shs7 billion in fulfillment of a presidential pledge of shs25 billon. The State Minister for Finance, David Bahati said that the money will be channeled from to the teachers’ SACCO from the Microfinance …
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