OSCAR CHELIMO

SB: 13:11.16 Grosseto (ITA) | 22.05.2022

PB: 13:06.79 Bergamo (ITA) | 12.05.2021

World Cross Country Championships Bronze medallist Cross Country U20 Race (19) | African Youth Games Silver medallist 3000m (18) | WA World Rankings: 76th

Oscar has claimed the following honours as he continues his promising career; World CC Ch. (1xBronze) | All-Afr. U18 G. (1xSilver).

Just this year, Chelimo has raced in the 5000m category in Grosseto, Italy. He finished 3rd, posting 13:11.16.

Race Event and Time

Event: Men’s 5000m

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

IMMACULATE CHEMUTAI

PB: 2:28:30 Abu Dhabi (UAE) | 26.11.2021

WA World Rankings: 126th

Immaculate has raced the half marathon too and has put on a personal best of 1:15:39 over the distance.

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s Marathon

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Monday 18 July 2022	4:15pm

PERUTH CHEMUTAI

SB: 9:05.54 Eugene, OR (USA) | 28.05.2022

PB: 9:01.45 Tokyo (JPN) | 04.08.2021

Olympic champion 3000mSC (21) | World Championships finalist | WA World Rankings: 5th

Peruth was born in Bukwo and made history in Tokyo. She became Uganda’s first female Olympic gold medallist when she won the 3000 m SC (2021).

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Saturday 16 July 2022	20:35
Final	Wednesday 20 July 2022	05:45

STELLA CHESANG

SB and PB: 31:13.72 Hengelo (NED) | 06.06.2022

Commonwealth Games winner 10,000m (18) | African U20 Championships Bronze medallist 5000m (15) | WA World Rankings: 40th

Stella Chesang was born in Kween. She is currently studying a degree in sports science at Kyambogo University. She is also a member of the Uganda Police Force; she has a rank of inspector.

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 10,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Saturday 16 July 2022	10:20pm

MERCYLINE CHELANGAT

PB: 31:15.05 Hengelo (NED) | 06.06.2021

Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist 10,000m (18) | World U20 Championships finalist 5000m (16) | WA World Rankings: 54th

Mercyline Chelangat’s hometown is Kapchorwa. She is a member of the police force and rose to the ranks of Inspector of Police after her exploits at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games.

She posted 33:10.90 to finish 24th at the events over the 10,000m distance.

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 10,000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Final	Saturday 16 July 2022	10:20pm

ESTHER CHEBET

SB and PB: 15:02.15 Šamorín (SVK) | 09.06.2022

All-African Games finalist | WA World Rankings: 56th

Esther Chebet has ran the following time stamps in the category all over the world this year; 5000m Montreuil (FRA) 7. 15:21.19, 5000m Šamorín (SVK) 3. 15:02.15, 5000m Kampala (UGA) NCH 7. 16:26.31.

She will be returning to the World Championships after she stopped in the heats at the 2019 Doha World Championships.

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 5000m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Wednesday 20 July 2022	02:25am
Final	Saturday 23 July 2022	04:25am

WINNIE NANYONDO

SB: 4:00.25 Eugene, OR (USA) | 28.05.2022

PB: 3:59.56 Rabat (MAR) | 16.06.2019

Olympic Games finalist | World Championships finalist 800m (19) | WA World Rankings: 10th

She was born in Mulago and studied Industrial Art and Design studies at Kampala University.

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 1500m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Friday 15 July 2022	04:10am
Semi-Final	Saturday 16 July 2022	05:05am
Final	Monday 18 July 2022	05:50am

HALIMAH NAKAAYI

SB: 1:58.68 Oslo (NOR) | 16.06.2022

PB: 1:58.03 Monaco (MON) | 09.07.2021

World champion 800m (19) | World Indoor Championships Bronze medallist 800m ind. (22) | WA World Rankings: 9th

She was born in Mukono and graduated with a Computer Science and Information Technology degree. Known as the first Ugandan athlete to win World Athletics Championships medal in the 800m and as the flag bearer for UGA at the closing ceremony of Olympic Games in Rio (2016).

Race Event and Time

Event: Women’s 800m

Round	Day	UG Time
Heats	Thursday 21 July 2022	03:10am
Semi-Final	Friday 22 July 2022	04:35am
Final	Sunday 24 July 2022	04:35am

The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will host more than 1900 athletes from 192 teams competing at Eugene’s Hayward Field between 15-24 July.

A total of 17 Ugandan athletes have made it to the events and will be participating to win some silverware.

The action starts on Friday 15 July and will come to a close on Sunday 24 July.

The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be streamed live in some territories on the World Athletics YouTube and Facebook channels.

Action from each session will be shown and competition times are available on the event schedule. However The livestream will not be available in all territories.

For Uganda, World Athletics has partnered with National Broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) to relay live feed.

There is a possible twist as World Atheltics is quoted; “The list is subject to change, and some broadcasters may only show highlights coverage, while others will show the event live.”

Territories	Broadcaster
Antigua and Barbuda	ABS
Argentina and South America (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela)	TyC Sports
Australia	SBS beIN Sports
Austria	ORF
Bahamas	ZNS
Barbados	CBC
Belarus	BTRC
Belgium	RTBF / VRT
Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia	Arena Sport
Botswana	BTV
Brazil	Globo
Burkina Faso	RTB
Canada	CBC
Cape Verde	TCV
Cayman Islands	TVJi
Chile	TVN
China	CCTV
Colombia	RTVC
Comoros	ORTC
Costa Rica	Tigo Sports
Croatia	HRT
Cuba	ICRT
Cyprus	CYCBC
Czech Republic	CT
Democratic Republic of Congo	RTNC
Denmark	TV2
Equador	Spring Media
Estonia	ERR
Eswatini	Eswatini TV
Ethiopia	EBC
Finland	YLE
France	FT
Gambia	GRTS
Germany	ARD / ZDF
Ghana	GTV
Greece	ERT
Grenada	GBN
Honduras	Spring Media
Hungary	MTVA
Iceland	RUV
Indonesia	TVRI
Israel	The Sports Channel
Italy	RAI / Sky
Jamaica	Television Jamaica
Japan	TBS
Kenya	KBC
Latvia	LT
Liberia	LNTV
Lithuania	LRT
Madagascar	TVM
Malawi	MBC
Malaysia and Brunei	ASTRO
Mauritius	MBC
Mexico	Claro
Morocco	SNRT
Namibia	NBC
Netherlands	NOS
New Zealand	Sky Network NZ
Nigeria	NTA Sports 24
Norway	NRK
Panama	Medcom
Pan Caribbean	TV Jamaica
Pan Indian-Subcontinent	tbc
Pan Latin America	ESPN International
Pan Middle East	beIN Sports
Pan Sub-Saharan Africa	SuperSport / TVMS
Peru	Spring Media
Poland	TVP
Portugal	RTP
Rwanda	RTV
Senegal	RTS
Seychelles	SBC
Slovenia	RTVS
South Africa	SABC
South Korea	Sky Sports
Spain	TVE
St Lucia	Winners TV
Sweden	SVT / TV4
Switzerland	SRG / SSR
Turkey	TRT
Uganda	UBC
Ukraine	UAPBC
United Kingdom	BBC
Uruguay	VTV
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands	NBC Universal / NBC
Venezuela	Meridiano

Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) feels the Uganda contingent to the 2022 World Athletics Championships will win medals.

Double Olympic medalist Joshua Cheptegei will lead Uganda’s team to the events for July 15-24 in Eugene, Oregon of the United States.

Otuchet is confident there will be silverware from the group and he told Xinhua about his expectations.

“We are optimistic that we shall put up a good show at the World Championships and win more medals than before,” said Otuchet.

“We should have had more athletes to make the team, but some will concentrate on preparations for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the World U20 Championships.”

History backs the contingent as Cheptegei returns, having claimed gold in the men’s 10,000m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Former Olympic and World Championships medalist Davis Kamoga will also be part of the traveling contingent as a technical advisor.

Kamoga won a bronze medal in the men’s 400m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.

Team

Women: Immaculate Chemutai (Marathon), Stella Chesang, Mercycline Chelangat (10,000m), Ester Chebet (5,000m), Peruth Chemutai (3,000m Steeplechase), Winnie Nanyondo (1,500m), Halimah Nakaayi (800m), Sheda Leni (400m)

Men: Felix Chemonges, Fred Musobo, Jackson Kiprop (Marathon), Joshua Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Stephen Kissa (10,000m), Peter Maru, Oscar Chelimo (5,000m), Ronald Musagala (1,500m), Tarsis Orogot (200m)