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Ugandan athletes Halimah Nakaayi (left) and Joshua Cheptegei (right) recently scooped gold at the IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar. Ms Nakaayi who scooped her win on October 2, is currently ranked the world’s 10th best by IAAF in the Women’s 800m category and 255th in Women’s Overall Ranking. Cheptegei, currently the world’s number 1 in the Men’s 5,000 category and No.3 in the Men’s 10,000m category is also ranked No.34 in the Men’s overall ranking in the world.
Uganda has over the last 10 years, shined at several global and regional sporting events, including qualifying for the African Nations Cup, ending a 41-year wait. The Uganda Cranes made it to the final 16 and where we made it to the last 16.
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