The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has said the country earned as much as $4 million by hosting the World Cross Country Athletics Championships at the weekend. UTB’s Chief Executive Officer Stephen Asiimwe told the press that Uganda hosted over 2,500 people and their expenditure is projected to have reached $4 million …
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Kenya’s Kamworor successfully defended his senior men’s World Cross Country Championship title on Sunday, a first back-to-back senior men’s winner since 2006. Joshua Cheptegei set a blistering pace after two laps to destroy the field, but in the final lap suddenly slowed down, and walked to the finish line in 30th …
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4.55PM: Uganda will not get a better chance than on home ground to end the reign of Kenya and Ethiopia in the senior men’s individual 10km race. “Going by what I saw in training, I believe our time for gold has finally come,” Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich said, adding that “the …
Read More »LIVE: Peruth Chemutai to lead Uganda in women U20 race
2.30PM: Uganda steeplechase runner Peruth Chemutai will lead Uganda quest for glory in the U-20 women’s event. The Ugandan junior women won a bronze in 2010. RESULT Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia defends her World U20 cross country title #iaafkampala2017 — IAAF (@iaaforg) March 26, 2017 POS BIB ATHLETE MARK DETAIL …
Read More »LIVE: Kiprotich ready to lead Uganda to glory
Stephen Kiprotich is confident. He knows better than many what it takes to win gold, and in team Uganda he has seen a lot in training to show that glory beckons. “Going by what I saw in training, I believe our time for gold has finally come,” Kiprotich said, adding that …
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