How Uganda bagged medals at the World University Cross Country

Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) athletes Dismas Yeko (27minutes) and Wangwe (28.12) won individual gold and bronze medals in the 10km race while Emmanuel Otim (20th) and Sam Cheptegei’s (38th) finishes also helped Uganda to team silver.

L-R: AUUS athletes Emmanuel Otim, Dismas Yeko, Brian Wangwe and Sam Cheptegei (right) at the AUUS office after they returned from Portugal. Photos by Michael Nsubuga

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Uganda’s team to the FISU Aveiro World University Cross Country Championships in Portugal has attributed their success in the championship to applying the right tactics and enduring the winter conditions

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How Uganda bagged medals at the World University Cross Country

Association of Uganda University Sports (AUUS) athletes Dismas Yeko (27minutes) and Wangwe (28.12) won individual gold and bronze medals in the 10km race while Emmanuel Otim (20th) and Sam Cheptegei’s (38th) finishes also helped Uganda to team silver.

L-R: AUUS athletes Emmanuel Otim, Dismas Yeko, Brian Wangwe and Sam Cheptegei (right) at the AUUS office after they returned from Portugal. Photos by Michael Nsubuga

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