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Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles, host city for 2028 Games

admin | August 13, 2024

BY REUTERS The Olympic flag arrived on Monday in Los Angeles, where it will be flown in 2028 when the city hosts the next Summer Games. The flag arrived aboard a Delta Airlines jet carrying American athletes and officials, and painted with “LA28” and palm trees on its side. Hip-hop […]

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Olympics: Sarah, Annet Chelangat in action tonight

Lukeman Mutesasira | August 9, 2024

Two of Uganda’s long-distance runners Sarah Chelangat and Annet Chelangat will compete for medals tonight (9:57 pm) in the women’s 10,000m final. Uganda had entered three athletes for the race, however, Joy Cheptoyek withdrew after she missed the women’s 5000m race. The two will face competition from Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet, […]

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Orogot, Chemutai miss out

Lukeman Mutesasira | August 8, 2024

It was a bad night for Uganda’s Olympians as Tarsis Orogot didn’t go through while Leonard Chemutai missed the podium. Orogot failed to progress to the final of 200m after finishing 6th in his heat with a time of 20:64(20 seconds, 64 microseconds). Usual suspect, America’s Kenny Bednarek won the […]

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Olympic qualifiers: Crested Cranes progress to next round after ousting Rwanda

Lukeman Mutesasira | July 17, 2023

Uganda women’s national team, the Crested Cranes eliminated Rwanda after extra time to progress to the next round of the 2024 Paris Olympics qualifiers. Fazila Ikwaput scored for Uganda in extra time to set up the Cameroon tie in the next round. Crested Cranes assistant coach Ayub khalifa says he […]

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Cheptegei, Kiplimo earn Uganda first Olympics 2020 medals

Noelyn Nassuuna | July 30, 2021

By David Vosh Ajuna Ugandan athletes Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo paired up Friday to earn the country its first-ever double medals in the Olympics men’s 10000m final. Joshua Cheptegei put up a spirited last-minute run to catch up with the eventual men’s 10000m final winner, Ethiopia‘s Selemon Barega. Barega, 21, timed […]