22 athletes to represent Uganda at IAAF World Championships

By Our Reporter

Uganda has confirmed 22 athletes for the 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha at the multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium.

This marks the biggest team ever presented by Uganda in the history of the World Championships after the 2017 London event which registered 21.

Team Uganda’s 22 athletes are within the IAAF target number of 478 athletes earmarked for the championships on account of having passed through the qualification system and entry standards approved by the international body.

The contingent was flagged off by the National Council of Sports (NCS) on Tuesday, September 24 for the championships scheduled to take place from September 27th to October 6th, 2019 in the city of Doha, Qatar.

Uganda will have the London 2017 silver medalist and Aarhus, World Cross Country Champion; Cheptegei Joshua as part of the  chief driving force in the championships which promises to feature one of the greatest showdowns in the World Championships history.

The training camp was held in the Kapchorwa hills landscape, and it delivered a well prepared team when Uganda turns to Qatar for the prized 10-day event.

Females: Shida leni (400m), Halimah nakayi (800m), Nanyondo Winnie (800&1500), Chebet esther (1500m), Chemutai Peruth (3000m), Chelengat Sarah (5000m), Chekwel Juliet (10,000m), Chebet Rachel zena (10,000m), Chesang Stella (10,000m) and Chebet linnet (Marathon)

Males: Ronald musagala (1500m), Chemutai Albert (3000mSC), Kiplagat benjamin (3000mSC), Sikowo abel (3000mSc), Kissa Stephen (5000 m), Chelimo Oscar (5000 m), Cheptegei Joshua, Kiplimo jacob and Mande Abdallah (10,000m), Kiprotich Stephen, Musubo fred and Mutai solomon (Marathon)