Ugandan athlete Winnie Nanyondo was very fortunate to progress to the women’s 1500m semi-final after she finished 7th in Heat 3 with 4:03.81.

Winnie was in the face of trouble having failed to make the desired top 6 places but managed to squeeze into the next fastest 6 to qualify.

Her nemesis Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia won the heat with 4:02.68 while Kenyan Winnie Chebet crossed the finish line second with a season-best of 4:03.12.

Nanyondo who is featuring in her third championships after London 2017 and Doha 2019, led earlier on but she slowed down, gradually losing her lead in the heat.

Later today, Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai will race in Heat 2 of the women’s 3000m steeplechase at 8:50 pm EAT.

Other Ugandans Stella Chesang plus Mercyline Chelangat will race in the women’s 10000m final at 10:20 pm EAT.

PETER MARU

SB and PB: 13:07.42 Oslo (NOR) | 16.06.2022

World U20 Championships finalist | WA World Rankings: 43rd

Peter Maru has been busy this over several distances already. He ran the 10 km Road Valencia in Spain and posted 27:58 finishing 6th.

He also ran the 5000m in Grosseto, Italy and posted 13:08.89 making 2nd, a podium place. Still in the same country, he won the 1500m in Brescia posting 3:41.29.

Later he also featured at the Oslo Diamond League where he crossed the tape 8th over the 5000m distance in 13:07.42.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 5,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Thursday 21 July 2022	04:10am
Final	Sunday 24 July 2022	04:05am

RONALD MUSAGALA

SB: 3:35.60 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) | 02.07.2022

PB: 3:30.58 Monaco (MON) | 12.07.2019

2 times Diamond League meeting winner 1500m (19, 19) | Commonwealth Games finalist

Ronald Musagala was born in Iganga and he is national record holder. He began athletics in primary school, but didn’t start taking it seriously until 2011.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 1500m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Saturday 16 July 2022	04:30am
Semi-Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	05:00am
Final	Tuesday 19 July 2022	05:30am

FRED MUSUBO

PB: 2:06:56 Daegu (KOR) | 07.04.2019

World Cross Country Championships finalist | WA World Rankings: 396th

Ugandans Fred Musobo has previously won Gold medals at the 2015 WMRA World Mountain Running Championships in the Welsh town of Betws-y-Coed.

Fred Musubo won in 49:00 over the 13km course, one of his re-known honours.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s Marathon

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	4:15pm

JACKSON KIPROP

SB: 2:09:43 Daegu (KOR) | 03.04.2022

PB: 2:08:28 Košice (SVK) | 03.10.2021

World Half Marathon Championships finalist | Major Marathon finalist | WA World Rankings: 145th

Jackson Kiprop has run 8th this year at the Daegu marathon in South Korea, posting 2:09:43.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s Marathon

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	4:15pm

STEPHEN KISSA

PB: 27:26.46 Hengelo (NED) | 08.06.2021

27:13 10 km Road(19) – 58:56 Half Marathon(20) – 2:04:48 Marathon(22) | Current Records: 1xNR: NR 2:04:48 Marathon Hamburg(22)

Stephen Kissa produced a noteworthy performance to finish second behind Joshua Cheptegei over 5000m at his national championships in 2015.

His breakthrough was when he won selection for the six-strong Ugandan team at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships held on home soil in Kampala.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 10,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	11:00pm

JACOB KIPLIMO

PB: 26:33.93 Ostrava (CZE) | 19.05.2021

Olympic Games Bronze medallist 10,000m (21) | Olympic Games finalist | WA World Rankings: 1st

Kiplimo grew up in Bukwo on Mount Elgon and he is a member of Sebei ethnic group. He is the 2nd fastest Ugandan in history in the 10000m; first Ugandan athlete to win an individual medal at
the Half Marathon WCH (2020).

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 10,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	11:00pm

JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI

PB: 26:11.00 Valencia (ESP) | 07.10.2020

Olympic champion 5000m (21) | World champion 10,000m (19) | WA World Rankings: 3rd

Joshua Cheptegei was born in Kapchorwa; trains in Uganda and Kenya. He won Uganda’s 1st senior gold at the WA (IAAF) World Cross Country Champs and he led the team to win the gold and silver at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000m and 10,000m respectively.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 5,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Thursday 21 July 2022	04:10am
Final	Sunday 24 July 2022	04:05am

Event: Men’s 10,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	11:00pm

TARSIS GRACIOUS OROGOT

SB and PB: 20.32 Eugene, OR (USA) | 08.06.2022

World U20 Championships finalist 200m (21) | WA World Rankings: 60th

Orogot is a fast rising superstar with a National Record of 20.32 in the 200m distance earned in Eugene, Oregon (22).

His other personal best over the 100m is 10.35 (21).

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 200m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Monday 18 July 2022	03:05am
Semi-Final	Tuesday 19 July 2022	04:50am
Final	Thursday 21 July 2022	05:50am

FELIX CHEMONGESI

SB: 2:12:14 Seoul (KOR) 17.04.2022

PB: 2:05:12 Toronto (CAN) 20.10.2019

WA World Rankings: 153rd

Chemongesi is based in Kapchorwa and has worked for the UGA Prisons Service. His idol is Stephen Kiprotich.

Felix has a current record of 2:12:14 that he posted at the Seoul marathon Seoul finishing 16th.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s Marathon

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Sunday 17 July 2022	16:15