📌 Marathon results 🇺🇬 ◉ Chemutai 16th 2:32:23 ◉ Chekwel 69th 2:53:40 SB 🔴 SATURDAY ➡️ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 1.45pm 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 12.00am Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & IOC | Uganda’s Immaculate Chemutai finished 16th out of runners in …
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Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Friday explained the club’s decision to end its 21-year relationship with Lionel Messi and break off talks over a new contract. Barca shocked the football world on Thursday with the announcement that Messi would leave the club, when most were …
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📌 RESULT GOLD – CHEPTEGEI Joshua 12:58.15 SILVER – AHMED Mohammed (CAN) 12:58.61 BRONZE – CHELIMO Paul (USA) 12:59.05 🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL (W) Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s star power forward Ishmail Wainwright has joined National Basketball Association (NBA) side Toronto Raptors on a two-year deal according to reports from Canada. Wainwright who has been a free agent joins the Eastern Conference side on a 2-year deal after his contract had expired with …
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🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡️ 5,000m FINAL – Chelimo, Cheptegei, Kiplimo 3pm ➡️ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡️ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 1am Tokyo, Japan | …
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Lionel Messi holds the all-time record for the following in LaLiga ◉ Most goals ◉ Most goals in a season ◉ Most direct free-kick goals ◉ Most assists ◉ Most assists in a season ◉ Most hat-tricks ◉ =Most hat-tricks scored in a season Barcelona, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | One of …
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🔴 RESULT 🇺🇬 ✳ Gold for PERUTH CHEMUTAI 3000m SC ➡ First Ugandan Woman ever to win a gold ➡ First gold for Uganda at Tokyo2020 ➡ Only third Ugandan to win Olympics Gold *⃣ Kiprotich 2012 Olympics *⃣ John Akii-Bua 1972 Olympics Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Peruth Chemutai …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Uganda’s middle distance runner Winnie Nanyondo has stormed the finals of the women’s 1500m race at the Olympics in Tokyo. Nanyondo, 27, finished in the fourth position posting 4:01:64. Share on: WhatsApp
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Head Coach of the Uganda Cranes, Milutin Sredojević Micho, has committed to push the Uganda National football team to the top five in Africa. Micho, 51, was reappointed by the Federation of Uganda Football Association on a comeback mission to Uganda, to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo and Oscar Chelimo have all qualified to represent Uganda in the 5000m final. The three will now take part in the finals on Friday August 6. Chelimo was the first to secure his spot after finishing fourth in heat one …
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