Tag Archives: 800m Girls’ Race

Ugandan middle-distance runner Halimah Nakaayi is setting her sights on reclaiming the 800m world title. This is at the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest Hungary. Nakaayi’s journey has been a rollercoaster of emotions, marked by her agonizing last-place finish in the 800m final at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The athlete captured the world’s attention by winning the ...

2022 ISF Gymnasiade Games:  Loyce Chepkwemoi and Dolphin Chelimo managed to win Uganda gold and bronze respectively in the 2000m steeple chase race in France. Momentarily, two other Ugandans, with style, made podium finishes in the 800m girl’s race. Maureen Chebet and Priscilla Akello won gold and bronze when they finished first and third respectively. This went down during the ...