KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai has praised China’s organization and hospitality after opening her Diamond League campaign with victories in Xiamen and Shanghai. Chemutai won the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at both Xiamen and Shanghai events, extending her unbeaten start to the season. “China is a …
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Xiamen, China | URN | Uganda’s Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai produced a commanding performance to win her second Diamond League title in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase at the Xiamen Wanda Diamond League meeting in China on Saturday 23rd. Chemutai clocked 8 minutes and 51.06 seconds to finish ahead of …
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Stockholm, Sweden | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Sarah Chelangat came second in the 3000-meters at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on Sunday 15th. The 2025 reigning champion of Kip Keino classic in 5000 meters finished the race in a time of 8:31.27 microseconds in the race won by …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Two Ugandan female athletes will take part in the Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco, scheduled for May 25. Halimah Nakaayi, who won gold at the 2019 World Championships and bronze at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, will compete alongside Winnie Nanyondo at the fourth stop …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will field four athletes for the season-opening World Athletics Diamond League in Xiamen, China on April 20. Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), told Xinhua on Thursday that the four athletes are Dan Kibet, Oscar Chelimo, Winnie Nanyondo and Peruth Chemutai. …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have confirmed their participation in the upcoming fifth Diamond League event, scheduled to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 30th, 2023. The duo has expressed their readiness to compete in the 5000-meter Diamond League race, …
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Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei, the current world record holder for the 5000m and 10,000m, is set to compete in the upcoming Rome Diamond League in Italy on Friday, June 2nd. Cheptegei is anticipated to face formidable competition from a strong field of athletes, including …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance ae Jacob Kiplimo has withdrawn from the Rome Diamond League, just two weeks before the race. Kiplimo says, he was not prepared for it, although his management had registered him for the event which is scheduled for June 2, 2023, in Italy. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long distance star runner, Jacob Kiplimo has not entered any of the 2023 Diamond League and Continental Tour season races. The reigning World Cross Country Gold Medalist told Uganda Radio Network that although he is undergoing training, he has not yet decided whether to …
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ROME DIAMOND LEAGUE Men’s 3000m 🥇7:26.64 Jacob Kiplimo🇺🇬 WL DLR NR 🥈7:27.05 Jakob Ingebrigtsen🇳🇴 NR 🥉7:28.02 Stewart McSweyn🇦🇺 AR ④7:38.27 Yemaneberhan Crippa🇮🇹 NR ⑤7:39.75 Mike Foppen🇳🇱 ⑥7:47.48 Isaac Kimeli🇧🇪 ⑦7:48.08 Matthew Ramsden🇦🇺 ⑧7:48.63 Osama Zoghlami🇮🇹 Rome, ITALY | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Kiplimo has broken Moses Kipsiro’s national record (7:30.95) in …
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