Uganda at the 2024 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBUganda competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1956, Ugandan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 …
Uganda at the Olympics - Wikipedia
WEBUganda has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games. Ugandan athletes have won a total of eleven medals, all in athletics and boxing. The National Olympic Committee for Uganda was created in 1950 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in …
Uganda's Cheptegei breaks Olympic record in distance race, U.S ... - NPR
WEBAug 2, 2024 · World record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda looked up to four-time Olympic medalist Kenenisa Bekele as a kid. He just stole the Ethiopian's Olympic record. Grant Fisher won bronze for the...
Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei wins 10,000M; USA's Grant Fisher …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter race to finish in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds in front of a roaring crowd on an electric opening night at the track.
Ugandan Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Gasoline …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Rebecca Cheptegei, a Ugandan long-distance runner who competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics before she was severely burned in a gasoline attack this week, died Thursday in...
Paris 2024 athletics: In record-breaking final, Uganda’s Joshua ...
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Taking the fastest 10,000m race in the history of the Olympic Games was Uganda’s world record holder, Joshua Cheptegei, in a time of 26:43.14.
Uganda's Cheptegei wins Olympic 10,000m gold - Yahoo Sports
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Uganda's world record holder Joshua Cheptegei beat the Ethiopian rivals to add a first Olympic 10,000 metres gold medal to his three world titles over the distance. Cheptegei won from the front...
Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei withstood surging Ethiopian team tactics to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 10,000-metre at the Stade de France. The three-time world champion timed an Olympic...
Uganda's gold medal runner wants all kids to 'make it.' But they ... - NPR
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Joshua Cheptegei, who grew up in rural Uganda, is the record holder in the 10,000-meter race and an Olympic champion. Here's what we should do for all youngsters to help them fulfill their dreams.
Cheptegei makes history for Uganda with gold in the men ... - Olympics…
WEBAug 6, 2021 · Joshua Cheptegei took a first 5000m gold for Uganda and was followed to the podium by Mohammed Ahmed of Canada (silver) and Paul Chelimo of the United States.
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