KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan athlete Halimah Nakaayi says she does feel under pressure and is instead highly motivated ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. “Qualifying for the Olympics is already a big bonus, but I am also not under pressure at all ahead of the Games. I’m …
Read More »Silver medalist Nakaayi targets 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle-distance runner Halima Nakaayi says that all her focus is now on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after winning a silver in the women’s 800m final at the 13th All-Africa Games in Accra, Ghana. Nakaayi finished second with a time of 1:58:59 behind Ethopia’s …
Read More »Nakaayi, Cheptegei march on in World Champs
🔴 🇺🇬 RESULTS ✳ 800m heats – Halimah Nakaayi (2:01.41) advances into semis ✳ 5000m semis – Cheptegei & Oscar Chelimo advance 🔴 FRIDAY ✳ 800m W semis – Halimah Nakaayi – 4.35am (Saturday morning ) Eugene, Oregon, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi started the defence …
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🔴 RESULT 800 m final Ajee Wilson 🇺🇲 1:59.09 🥇 Freweyni Hailu 🇪🇹 2:00.54 🥈 Halimah Nakaayi 🇺🇬 2:00.66 🥉 ➡1500m W final 1⃣ Gudaf #Tsegay 🇪🇹 3:57.19 2⃣ Axumawit Embaye 🇪🇹 4:02.29 3⃣ Hirut Meshesha 🇪🇹 4:03:39 4⃣ Winnie Nanyondo 🇺🇬 4:04.60 5⃣ Josette Norris 🇺🇸 4:04.71 Belgrade, Serbia | …
Read More »Nakaayi eyes medal in World Indoors 800m final
🔴 TODAY 8.05pm | 800m final – Nakaayi 🇺🇬 **** Saturday Results summary ➡800m finalists Habitam Alemu 🇪🇹 2:01.12Q Catriona Bisset 🇦🇺 2:01.24Q Halimah Nakaayi 🇺🇬 2:01.47q Natoya Goule 🇯🇲 2:01.65Q Freweyni Hailu 🇪🇹 2:01.70Q Lindsey Butterworth 🇨🇦 2:01.99q Ajee’ Wilson 🇺🇸 2:03.42Q Lorena Martin 🇪🇸 2:03.85Q ➡1500m W final 1⃣ Gudaf …
Read More »Nakaayi runs below 2 minutes in new world best
🥇Halimah NAKAAYI 🇺🇬 1:59.55 🥈Tigist GIRMA 🇪🇹 2:01.68 🥉Winnie NANYONDO 🇺🇬 2:02.14 Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle distance star Halima Nakaayi showed Monday night that she is steadily returning to her top form with victory in a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver event – in France. She becomes the first woman …
Read More »Nanyondo, Nakaayi fall out in Olympics
Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s middle distance duo of Halima Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo fell short of the final of the 800m race after losing their respective heats Saturday. Nakaayi (2:04.44), the 800m champion came eighth in a race won by Jamaica’s Natoya Goule in 1:59:57 and Great Britain’s …
Read More »World champ Nakaayi revels in new Uganda athletics record in Monaco
Monaco, France | THE INDEPENDENT | World 800m champion Halimah Nakaayi has set a new national record at Friday’s 2021 Herculis Wanda Diamond League in Monaco. Although Nakaayi finished in 7th place, she posted a personal best time and national record of 1:58:03 in the race that was won by Britain’s …
Read More »Gold medalists, Bombardiers arrive on same day
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda started 57th Independence Day celebrations two days early today with the arrival of the national team from the World Athletics Championship hours before two new Bombardier planes landed to join its national airline. Gold medalists Halimah Nakaayi and Joshua Cheptegei led the national …
Read More »Golden Girl Nakaayi picks her medal and $60,000 cheque
🇺🇬 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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