Ugandan Athletics Championships 2019

Ugandan Athletics Championships 2019
city	Kira Town
Stadion	Mandela National Stadium
Competitions	32
opening	26th July 2019
Final day	July 27, 2019
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The Ugandan Athletics Championships 2019 were held on July 26th and 27th at the Mandela National Stadium near the capital Kampala .

30 athletes from Kenya, Burundi and South Sudan were also registered for the competitions. On the first day of the event, sprinter Leni Shida first broke her own national record over 400 meters in 51.47 s for the seventh time since February 2018, and on the next day she went over 200 meters with 23.43 s, with which she also did this for 12 years Justine Bayiga's old national record was broken by three hundredths of a second.

Medalist

Men

discipline	gold	power	silver	power	bronze	power
100 m (wind: +1.3 m / s)	Solomon Obuto	10.50 s	Pius Adome	10.54 s	Godwin Byamukama	10.64 s
200 m (wind: +2.6 m / s)	Benson Okot	20.95 s	Pius Adome	21.00 s	Solomon Obuto	21.14 s
400 m	Leonard Opiny	46.05 s	Denis Opio	46.68 s	Haron Adoli	46.70 s
800 m	Tom Dradiga	1: 49.21 min	Emmanuel Osuje	1: 50.00 min	Daniel Ogwok	1: 52.00 min
1500 m	Peter Simotwo	3: 47.27 min	Alex Cherop	3: 49.16 min	Julius Ochieng	3: 49.26 min
5000 m	Kevin Kibet	13: 42.98 min	Moses Kurong	13: 45.25 min	Geoffrey Kipsang	13: 48.75 min
10,000 m	Timothy Toroitich	28: 23.76 min	Thomas Ayeko	28: 31.82 min	Abel Chebet	28: 35.27 min
3000 m obstacle	Benjamin Kiplagat	8: 37.80 min	Ezekiel Mutai	8: 52.35 min	David Bushendich	8: 53.74 min
4 × 100 m relay	Policy Emmanuel Nuwagaba Pius Adome Yahaya Maliyamungu Godwin Byamukama	40.25 s	Makindye Godfrey Chanwengo Emmanuel Aboda Allan Ngobi Denis Mudo	41.66 s	Uganda Wildlife Authority Eric Okwii Denis Opio Leonard Opiny Solomon Obuto	41.93 s
4 × 400 m relay	Prisons Emmanuel Goni Daniel Ogwok Andrew Moses Opolot Musa Isabirye	3: 10.98 min	Uganda Wildlife Authority Leonard Opiny Solomon Obuto Denis Opio Eric Okwii	3: 11.39 min	Policy Oroma Williamson Joshua Jagalo Pius Adome Godwin Byamukama	3: 15.94 min
high jump	Andrew Otim	1.90 m	Francis Isaano	1.85 m	Jeremiah Arua Garang	1.85 m
Long jump	Moses Komakech	7.16 m	Denish Odongo	7.10 m	Oroma Williamson	7.01 m
Triple jump	Denish Odongo	15.29 m	Richard Nixon taboo	14.74 m	Francis Odokonyero	14.50 m
Shot put	Odong Baya	13.50 m	Jacob Wokorach	12.81 m	Martin Odong	12.32 m
Discus throw	Anthony Tukamwebwa	41.04 m	Baya Odong	40.80 m	Jacob Wokorach	37.43 m
Javelin throw	Patrick Kibwota	62.58 m	Moses Jinnaro Oceng	61.50 m	Johnson Mwaka	59.05 m

Women

discipline	gold	power	silver	power	bronze	power
100 m (wind: −0.5 m / s)	Jacent Nyamahunge	11.68 s	Claire Batyo	12.13 s	Maureen Banura	12.17 s
200 m (wind: +1.7 m / s)	Leni Shida	23.43 s	Jacent Nyamahunge	23.66 s	Stella Wonruku	24.10 s
400 m	Leni Shida	51.47 s	Stella Wonruku	52.86 s	Nashiba Nabirye	53.62 s
800 m	Halimah Nakaayi	2: 05.40 min	Nashiba Nabirye	2: 08.20 min	Belinda Chemutai	2: 12.44 min
1500 m	Sarah Chelangat	4: 18.77 min	Marvalous Orishaba	4: 29.90 min	Belinda Chemutai	4: 33.80 min
5000 m	Rachael Zena Chebet	15: 49.03 min	Patricia Chekwemoi	16:05:56 min	Annet Chesang	16: 22.79 min
10,000 m	Rachael Zena Chebet	32: 42.36 min	Viola Chemos	34: 36.12 min	Emily Chebet	34: 36.17 min
3000 m obstacle	Regina Cherotich	10: 30.68 min	Sylvia Chelangat	11:05:32 min	Annet Chebet	11: 07.68 min
4 × 100 m relay	Policy Leni Shida Emily Nanziri Moureen Banura Mary Zawadi Unyuthfua	47.08 s	Uganda Wildlife Authority Emmanuella Oroma Halimah Nakaayi Agnes Apio Winnie Nanyondo	48.48 s	Prisons Eunice Apolo Stella Wonruku Ruth Apolot Brenda Adokorach	48.58 s
4 × 400 m relay	Uganda Wildlife Authority Halimah Nakaayi Winnie Nanyondo Angella Nakayima Nashiba Nabirye	3: 44.44 min	Policy Leni Shida Emily Nanziri Moureen Banura Evaline Acan	3: 45.38 min	Prisons Eunice Apollo Stella Wonruku Ruth Apolot Brenda Adokorach	3: 52.89 min
high jump	Jane Nabassa	1.50 m	Dorothy Abeja	1.47 m	Joyce Ajok	1.45 m
Long jump	Mary Zawadi Unyuthfua	5.75 m	Scovia Lakot	5.49 m	Sidonia Atto	5.46 m
Triple jump	Scovia Lakot	12.56 m	Sidonia Atto	11.84 m	Pauline Apio	11.81 m
Shot put	Mercy Laker	11.88 m	Caroline But	11.82 m	Janneth Acan	11.00 m
Discus throw	Josephine Lalam	41.96 m	Mercy Laker	39.34 m	Caroline But	35.27 m
Javelin throw	Josephine Lalam	53.20 m	Lucy But Okumu	50.00 m	Victoria Awidi	48.76 m

Cross-country run

The national cross-country championships took place in Tororo on February 16, six weeks before the 2019 World Cross-Country Championships .

Men

discipline	gold	power	silver	power	bronze	power
Cross-country run 10 km	Jacob Kiplimo	28:57 min	Joshua Cheptegei	29:08 min	Albert Chemutai	29:21 min

Women

discipline	gold	power	silver	power	bronze	power
Cross-country run 10 km	Stella Chesang	33:31 min	Rachael Zena Chebet	33:49 min	Esther Chebet	34:38 ​​min

Mountain run

The 10th Ugandan Mountain Running Championships are scheduled for October 5th in Kapchorwa .

Web links

• Full results on the Facebook page Uganda Athletes Forum (English)
• Complete cross-country results (PDF, 429 kB) on africathle.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 30 foreign athletes for National Championships. In: athleticsuganda.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Athletics: Shida Leni Breaks 200m and 400m National Records. In: softpower.ug. July 29, 2019, accessed August 19, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Shida Leni sensationally breaks long-standing 200m and 400m records. In: kawowo.com. July 29, 2019, accessed August 19, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Kiplimo defeats Cheptegei at Ugandan Cross Country Championships. In: iaaf.org. February 16, 2019, accessed August 19, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Uganda Athletics Federation - Competition Calendar 2018/2019. (PDF, 544 kB) In: athleticsuganda.org. Retrieved on August 19, 2019 .