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Kiplimo Matches Cheptegei’s 15km World Record in Netherlands

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Views: 1Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo made history on Sunday at the Sevens Hills road race in Nijmegen, Netherlands, by equaling the 15km world record set by his compatriot Joshua Cheptegei in 2018. Kiplimo completed the race in a remarkable time of 41 minutes and 5 seconds, mirroring Cheptegei’s previous world record. Maintaining a blistering […]

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Kiplimo, Cheptegei USPA’s Best

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Views: 0The Uganda Sports Press Association continued to set the bar high in organising the Nile Special USPA Sports Personality of the Year awards.Besides being glamorous the awards were attended by different dignitaries who continued to keep the awards as the best and top organised social gathering in the East African region. Long-distance runners Joshua

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Jacob Kiplimo crowned Uganda’s Best Sports Personality 2022

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Views: 0 Long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo took centre stage at the Nile Special USPA Awards Gala, held in a splendid event at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on Saturday. This gala was a special two-in-one celebration, recognising outstanding athletes for 2021 and 2022, as the awards weren’t held in the previous

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Mo Farah’s Great North Run time revealed for his final ever race before retirement

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Views: 0Sir Mo Farah completed the final race of his glittering career before retirement at the Great North Run 2023 in Newcastle. Farah, who is Britain’s most successful track and field Olympian of all-time with four gold medals, was cheered on by thousands of spectators lining the route in emotional scenes in the North East. The

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Among demands timely payment of sportsmen and women as MPs pay tribute to Athletes She Cranes,Gazelles

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Views: 0Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has asked sports federations to ensure timely payment of allowances and other remuneration to sportsmen and women, especially those whose successes in international competitions bring glory to Uganda. According to Ms Among, persistent complaints about poor, late or no payment of sportsmen and women as well as their coaches

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What you missed at the Rotary Cancer Run 2023

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Views: 1 Participants at the Starting point during the Rotary Cancer Run 2023.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. Hannah Karema Miss Uganda 2023-24 (R) with the Managing Director Of Miss Uganda limited Brendah Nanyonjo. The much anticipated Rotary Cancer Run returned on Sunday for  its 12th edition this year. It took place  on the 27th of

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Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat takes marathon gold at World Athletics Championships Ethiopia’s Leul Gebresilase stayed with Kiplangat most of the way before fading to bronze

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Views: 0Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat celebrates with his gold medal after winning the Men’s Marathon on day nine of the World Athletics Championships. Photograph:: Martin Rickett/PA Wire   Ethiopia’s Leul Gebresilase stayed with Kiplangat most of the way before fading to bronze Gold: Victor Kiplangat (Uganda) – 2:08:52 Silver: Manu Teferi (Isreal) – 2:09:12 Bronze: Leul

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Cheptegei wins third successive 10,000m gold

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Views: 0 Athletics – World Athletics Championship – Men’s 10,000m Final – National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary – August 20, 2023 Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei celebrates with the gold medal after winning the men’s 10,000m final REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo Acquire Licensing Rights BUDAPEST, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei delivered a devastating last lap to win a

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Kenyan doping: Why positive tests are the start of the solution

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Views: 0Rhonex Kipruto celebrates victory at the 2022 New York City Half Marathon, but the Kenyan has since been provisionally suspended for using a banned substance. By Ben BloomAthletics writer Athletics’ extensive history of doping scandals is pockmarked by different nations: East Germany’s formalised system of the 1970s and 80s, Soviet field athletes during the

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