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President Yoweri Museveni has heaped praises on Ugandan athletes Jacob Kiplimo and Joshua Cheptegei for their outstanding performance in the the New York City Half Marathon. The reigning World Cross Country Gold Medalist, Kiplimo scooped…

President Museveni Wednesday said Ugandan sports men and women who earned Uganda a gold medal at a continental level, commonwealth or Olympic games will be paid a monthly salary of Shs5 million. According to the president, silver…

Uganda's long distance runner Joshua Cheptegei (L) extended Uganda’s medal tally at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to four after winning gold, August 6. A blistering finish from the now double Olympic medalist and world record holder in the…

The 5000m and 10,000m world champion Joshua Cheptegei has registered to take part in the 6th national Trials slated for April 24th, 2021. Cheptegei will be making a maiden appearance at the championship after missing the other…

Joshua Cheptegei broke the 10,000m track world record on Wednesday in Valencia with a time of 26mins 11.00 seconds. He lowered the previous mark of 26min 17.53sec set by Kenenisa Bekele in 2005 in Brussels. This was the 24-year-old…

Joshua Cheptegei made yet another emphatic step into history by shattering the 5,000 meter men's record at the Monaco Diamond League on Friday. The Uganda Police officer clocked 12 minutes 35.36 beating Kenenisa Bekele's mark of 12:37.35…

Uganda's long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei lowered the 5km world record on Sunday with a time of 12 minutes 51 seconds and revealed he had set out to "really go for" breaking the sub 13 minutes barrier. The 10,000m world…

Ugandan marathon runner Joshua Cheptegei and his Kenyan counterpart Eliud Kipchoge have been nominated for the IAAF Athlete of Year Award. Cheptegei's is the most decorated Ugandan runner after he won the men’s 10000m gold at the…

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei wins the men's 10,000m final and becomes his country's first track world champion at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. Cheptegei ran the race with fellow Ugandan Abdallah Mande (finished 17th in…

It is not everyday that the head of state sends a message to individuals, whether publicly or privately. However, one thing is for sure, to attract the attention of President Yoweri Museveni, make Uganda proud in any activity and you might…