🇺🇬 Medal ceremony ⏭ 800M Final – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD) ✳Prize Money (tax free in Uganda) 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 6 7 2 15 2 PR OF CHINA 2 …
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🇺🇬 Monday ⏭ 800M Final – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD), Nanyondo 4th Today 6.15pm 3000m Steeplechase H Ben Kiplagat | Albert Chemutai | Abel Sikowu Tomorrow Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet Women’s 5000m F Sarah Chebet Thursday Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala Women’s 1500m F Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet …
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💠 🇺🇬 RESULTS ⏭ 3000M Steeplechase Final (Peruth Chemutai 5th) ⏭ 800M Final (Nakaayi 1st, Nanyondo 4th) ⏭ 400M Heat (Leni Shedi 31st out of 47) Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | LOUIS JADWONG …
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💠 TODAY 🇺🇬 ⏭ 9.50pm 3000 M Steeplechase final (Peruth Chemutai) ⏭ 10.10pm 800 M Final (Nakaayi, Nanyondo) Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Going by her performance in the heats, Peruth …
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