Here are the world records held by Uganda
Uganda continues to make its mark on the global stage after long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record in the half marathon on Sunday.Kiplimo achieved the...
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Millions Joshua Cheptegei Banked After Edging Kenyan and Tanzanian Rivals in Dubai Race
Joshua Cheptegei won the men's race at the Burj2Burj Half Marathon in Dubai on Sunday.Ugandan long distance great Joshua Chepetegei added another win to his glittering re...
Museveni Praises Cheptegei For Investing Wisely, Tours His Mega Hotel Project In Kapchorwa
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed world champion Joshua Cheptegei for putting his athletic earnings to productive use by investing in a hotel project in Kapchor...
IOC boss Bach in Uganda
Because it is the Pearl of Africa!" International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach put his reasons for visiting Uganda quite succinctly after he touched do...
Speak up against domestic violence
September 5 will always be remembered as the day Uganda lost one of her sports giants Rebecca Cheptegei, a promising young athlete and runner. Cheptegei’s death was not...
House denounces barbaric acts against women
Members of Parliament (MPs) have condemned domestic violence, especially against women. This follows the death of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei on September 5, after she was...
PRIMECheptegei’s death opens old wounds of domestic violence
The death of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, has renewed questions on governmentâ...
PRIMECheptegei death: A case of prey men eyeing star women
Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desp...
Kenyan athlete found dead in training base
The athletics fraternity has once again been thrown into mourning after an athlete collapsed and died at his training base in Kaptagat, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Willy Chel...
Chemutai goes for DL trophy in Brussels
Peruth Chemutai has had quite a stellar season over the 3000-metre steeplechase event. It has been defined by two silver medals at the African Games in Ghana and the Pari...