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Kiplimo targets title defense at World Cross Country Championships

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has expressed his determination to defend his title at the upcoming World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Kiplimo won gold in the senior men’s category at the previous tournament at Bathurst, Australia in 2023. The Ugandan runner told Xinhua on …

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UPDF helps prepare Kololo for World Cross-country champs

Work on remodeling and designing Kololo Independence Ground to give it an international look ahead of March’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships has started. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade has been contracted by the Kampala 2017 Local organizing committee to make the improvements ahead of the March 26, 2017 …

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KCCA: Uganda ready to host 2017 World Xcountry

Sheraton, Imperial Royale and Hotel Africana are gearing to host some of the world’s best long distance athletes and officials next March. The International athletics governing body IAAF officials, led by IAAF Competitions Director Paul Hardy, yesterday confirmed the three hotels had got the nod, saying their wide accommodative space …

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IAAF delegation in Uganda ahead of 2017 World cross country

A team from the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) delegation is in Uganda to confirm preparations for the World Cross Country Championships that will be held in Kampala yesterday. The IAAF team will visit the official venue and hotels that will accommodate the world’s top athletics teams like Kenya, …

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