Uganda finishes 16th at the World Athletics Championship

Uganda bagged the 16th position in the just concluded World Athletics Championship that took place at the Hawyard Field in Oregon, USA.

This is after the country got 3 medals in the competitions. These were from all long distance runners.

A gold medal was got by Joshua Cheptegei in the 10,000m. A bronze medal was also obtained by Jacob Kiplimo in the same category while Oscar Chelimo got a bronze medal in the 5000m yesterday.

Cheptegei also participated in the 5000m but finished far from the podium in the 9th position. These meters were won by Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen with Kenya’s Jacob Krop coming in second for silver and Chelimo completing the medal set in third for bronze.

Chelimo had a personal best time of 13:10:20. He’s been touted for big things ahead of him. Chelimo is also a younger brother to Jacob Kiplimo another long distance runner.

Oscar Chelimo wins Uganda’s third medal at @WCHoregon22 championships by posting a season best of 13:10.20 for a bronze after the men’s 5000m final at Hayward Field. 10000m champ @JoshuaCheptege1 came 9th in 13:13.12. This is the biggest medal tally at a Worlds for Uganda 🇺🇬. pic.twitter.com/rLFyD2qz9q

— Darren Allan Kyeyune (@AllanDarren) July 25, 2022

Uganda's best medal tally at the Worlds came this year when it scooped 3 that's is Gold 🥇 for Joshua Cheptegei in the 10000m, Bronze 🥉 for Jacob Chiplimo in the 10000m, and Bronze 🥉 for Oscar Chelimo in the 5000m. Uganda finished 16th overall at the @WCHoregon22 championships pic.twitter.com/ICpvXp1xIR

— Bryan Aheebwa (@BryanAheebwa) July 25, 2022

The competitions lasted for a week and had a total of 192 countries participating in them.

Athletes from the country will now shift their attention to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham that begin later this week.

Some contingents have already departed the country for Britain ahead of the games.