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UGANDA SPRINT QUEEN JACENT NYAMAHUNGE ON RUNNING JOURNEY By Isaac Hanyiga Hiire Jacent Nyamahunge is a Ugandan sprinter and a finalist at Uganda Christian University Mukono Offering bachelors of Arts with education. Her major races are the 100m and the 200m. Jacent who has been running from primary school became elite in 2019. She recently ran at the Kenya national trials and dominated in both the 200m and 100m finals with 11.76 and 23.83 respectively with a season’s best in the 200m. Isaac Hiire Hanyiga (Rays piano journalist) a sports journalist caught up with her and she shared her mind on a number of issues. What has your experience of running been like as a female sprinter? I started running in primary though it became serious at university level. A football coach by names Kajabagu Joseph identified me and would bring me to nambole. I would run barefoot but I was performing. He is a great man and is still following me up. It has been good though some time back I didn’t ...

JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI OF UGANDA SET FOR DOUBLE GOLD IN TOKYO

Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda does not only come in as the favourite for both the 10000m and 5000m but he carries all the support and the love from the most loving people,Ugandans. The nation holds him at heart and are very confident in his ability to raise the pearls flag at Tokyo .Joshua who also holds world records at both events once said the 3000m WR is not out of his reach.He is always open to running other di stances ranging from 800m to 21km recording world class performance most often than not.The last one was a 1500m run at the Mandela national Stadium,it was led by Ronald musagala a fellow countryman and Olympian. The who world has its focus on Uganda ,the good work being put in is paying in abundance and we expect an over flow in Tokyo. The team is not short of world beaters like Current world champion in the Women's 800 Nakaayi Halimah and former world and Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich.Not to say the most tactical distance runner on track in recent times in Jacob Ki...

UGANDA'S JACOB KIPLIMO SET FOR OLYMPIC GOLD IN THE 10000m

JACOB KIPLIMO JOINS UGANDA OLYMPIC TEAM. By Isaac Hanyiga (piano) Jacob Kiplimo one of Uganda’s favorite long distance runners qualified for Olympics at the spitzen leichtathletik stadium allmend Luzern in Switzerland beating Kenyan Daniel Simiyu to second place in a tight race. Jacob beat the qualification mark and looked calm from the start to the finish of the race. Jacob ran 12:55:60 ahead of the Kenyan who kept pace with him to the last lap. With a strong final kick in the last 100m he won the race against an exhausted Daniel. In a brief interview he was delighted to win the race. He said “ am excited to be part of the Uganda Olympic team. Am so grateful to my coaches and the organizers of the race” . For me this race was about qualification and gauging how I feel in my body. Asked about he’s preparation and training, he added that “My training is going on well. I hope for something good at the Olympics” kiplimo who looked relaxed all through th...

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