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Ugandan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2] Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the men's 10,000 metres final, in a new Olympic record of 26:43.14. [3]
Senior race. Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and holds the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance. Cheptegei is the former world best holder for the 5 kilometres road run, becoming the first person ever ...
Uganda portal; Biography portal; Tooro Kingdom Official Website* Photo of King Oyo Nyimba Rukidi IV at Age 18 (2010) Karimi, Faith. African teen king lives dual life – CNN – 16 March 2010 "Ugandan child king honours Gaddafi." BBC. 16 July 2001. Outreach to Africa – The Wheelchair Story Uganda 2004; The New Vision (Uganda), 3 March 2006
Patrick Smith. PARIS — With a chance to join the likes of Usain Bolt and Carl Lewis in Olympic history, American sprinting star Noah Lyles was upset in his bid to add to his gold-medal haul ...
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2016. 2020. 2024. Uganda first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. Uganda has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games . Ugandan athletes have won a total of eleven medals, all in athletics and boxing .
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The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with low spreads.