Winnie Nanyondo’s World Athletics Championships Dreams Crushed Again

Posted by: Eninu William in Athletics August 19, 2023

Uganda’s senior middle-distance runner Winnie Nanyondo has yet to progress to the Women’s 1500m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships. This is scheduled to take place on August 19 in Budapest, Hungary.

Nanyondo finished in a distant twelfth position posting 4:10.55 in heat four as the usual names in the distance made it.

World Record holders Faith Kipyegon, Sifan Hassan, Nelly Chepchirchir and Hirut Meshesha easily sailed to the semi-finals, comfortably taking control of their heats.

Dutch star Hassan posted 4:02.92, Kipyegon 4:02.62, Chepchirchir 4:00.87 and Ethiopia’s Meshesha 4:03.47. This group set up a gruelling battle for the women’s 1500m crown.

At Least three Kenyans, Kipyegon, Chepchirchir and Edinah Jebitok, qualified for the semi-finals.

Winnie Nanyondo will return to the drawing board after the disappointment. At the 2022 Oregon Worlds, Nanyondo qualified for the 1500m finals, in which she finished seventh.

She clocked 4.01.98 and walked away with $5,000 (about Shs19m) as a consolation for her stellar efforts in the brutal race

Chesang, the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist in 10,000m, will lead Uganda’s hunt for a podium finish tonight with teammate Sarah Chelangat.

Uganda’s chance for fireworks starts tonight with Stella Chesang and Sarah Chelangat in the 10,000m finals. Meanwhile, Joshua Cheptegei will chase a three-peat in the men’s 10,000m finals on Sunday.

All eyes, especially those in Uganda, will be on Team Uganda. This is as the nation waits for moments of magic and perhaps a new chapter in athletic history.

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