Uganda 20th out of 42 teams in Ethiopia
May 05, 2008
SOUTH Africa dominated the 16th edition of the Africa Senior Athletics championships here as Ugandans were reduced to mere competitors. Javelin thrower Annet Kabasindi and Patrick Kibwota were Uganda’s best performers in the biennial event.
By Norman Katende
in Addis Ababa
Africa Championship
Ugandans’ performance
Men
Simon Ayeko
3000mSC (finals, 9th)
Patrick Kibwota
Javelin (finals, 5th)
Waisswa Lukungu
400m (semi-finals)
Jimmy Adar
800m (Semi-finals)
Women
Justine Bayiga
400m (semi finals)
200m DNS
Emily Nanziri
400m (first round)
Annet Kabasindi
Javelin (finals 5th)
SOUTH Africa dominated the 16th edition of the Africa Senior Athletics championships here as Ugandans were reduced to mere competitors. Javelin thrower Annet Kabasindi and Patrick Kibwota were Uganda’s best performers in the biennial event.
Only countries with athletes finishing in the top eight in the finals earn points. Uganda’s men finished 20th and the women 26th.
Top Four G S B
South Africa 12 2 8
Nigeria 7 7 5
Ethiopia 6 6 3
Kenya 5 5 6
(24 out of 42 participating countries won medals)
Bupa Run result
Top five men results
1 B Kipyego (KEN) 28:59
2 B Kiprop (UGA|) 29:02
3 E. Lahsinni (FRA) 29: 03
4 M Geele (ETH) 29:49
5 V Rothlin (S) 30: 09
BONIFACE Kiprop finished second in the highly billed Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on Sunday.
The 10000m Commonwealth champion has shown that he still has to work on his finishing sprint, after he was outpaced in the last 100m by Kenyan Bernard Kipyego in the 10km road run.
Kiprop had together with Kipyego and France's Hassan Lahsinni taken the lead in the race that attracted over 30 elite runners.
in Addis Ababa
Africa Championship
Ugandans’ performance
Men
Simon Ayeko
3000mSC (finals, 9th)
Patrick Kibwota
Javelin (finals, 5th)
Waisswa Lukungu
400m (semi-finals)
Jimmy Adar
800m (Semi-finals)
Women
Justine Bayiga
400m (semi finals)
200m DNS
Emily Nanziri
400m (first round)
Annet Kabasindi
Javelin (finals 5th)
SOUTH Africa dominated the 16th edition of the Africa Senior Athletics championships here as Ugandans were reduced to mere competitors. Javelin thrower Annet Kabasindi and Patrick Kibwota were Uganda’s best performers in the biennial event.
Only countries with athletes finishing in the top eight in the finals earn points. Uganda’s men finished 20th and the women 26th.
Top Four G S B
South Africa 12 2 8
Nigeria 7 7 5
Ethiopia 6 6 3
Kenya 5 5 6
(24 out of 42 participating countries won medals)
Top five men results
1 B Kipyego (KEN) 28:59
2 B Kiprop (UGA|) 29:02
3 E. Lahsinni (FRA) 29: 03
4 M Geele (ETH) 29:49
5 V Rothlin (S) 30: 09
BONIFACE Kiprop finished second in the highly billed Bupa Great Edinburgh Run on Sunday.
The 10000m Commonwealth champion has shown that he still has to work on his finishing sprint, after he was outpaced in the last 100m by Kenyan Bernard Kipyego in the 10km road run.
Kiprop had together with Kipyego and France's Hassan Lahsinni taken the lead in the race that attracted over 30 elite runners.