Tag Archives: Tokyo Olympics

The Inspector-General of Police Okoth Ochola came out yesterday to congratulate Ugandan Olympic gold medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Peruth Chemutai on their exploits in the just-concluded Olympic games in Japan. Cheptegei won two medals, silver in 10000m and gold in the 5000m which helped Uganda finish as the 2nd best African team and 35th overall. The IGP also congratulated Peruth ...

Ugandan marathon runners Immaculate Chemutai and Juliet Chekwel have successfully completed the Tokyo Olympics marathon. They finished in the 16th and 69th positions respectively. At the front of the marathon, a Kenyan 1-2 finished the event. Peres Jepchirchir won gold as she placed a time of 2:27.20 ahead of her compatriot Brigid Kosgei who crossed the finish line 16 seconds ...

Today is the day for the 5000m race and Ugandans have high expectations from Uganda’s Cheptegei and Kiplimo. The two athletes will also be aiming for first and second place. This is also their last shot at winning a medal at the Olympics this year. The only difference today is the distance of the races. However, just like the previous ...

Krystina Timanovskaya, a 24-year-old Belarus sprinter boarded a flight to Vienna on Wednesday morning. She had earlier refused to follow orders to fly home early from the Tokyo Olympics about a week ago, but she finally left. Earlier on, she had been expected to travel directly to Warsaw as Poland had granted her a humanitarian visa. However, she changed her ...

President Museveni took to his Twitter page to congratulate Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo for securing Uganda’s only medals in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Cheptegei was the much-profiled athlete in the 10,000m that happened yesterday 30th July. This is after a number of impressive performances prior to the Olympics. His countryman Kiplimo wasn’t far from the favourites ...