The five athletes who won medals at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games have received a total cash prize of 100 million shillings from the National Council of Sports NCS.
Ugandas double gold medal winner at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei has said he will take part in the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League slated for May 25-26 in Eugene, Oregon.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the government will make sure it clears the arrears on monthly stipends that medal winning sportsmen and women have won over the year.
The father of Ugandas double gold medal winner at the just ended Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has expressed his unhappiness on how the government treats family and friends of medal winners.
Star athlete Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei has said his good performance at the just concluded 2017 IAAF World Championship is big motivation for him to work even harder in the future.
Speaking at the launch of the competition, the Vice President of Uganda Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi called on Ugandans to support the athletes throughout their training ahead of the World Cross Country Championships in March this year.
Ugandas trio of Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, Philip Kipyeko and Jacob Araptany will be in action today at the on-going 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Jeneiro.
Ugandas Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei was in good form when he beat a field of top athletes at the 32nd Edition of the Seven Hills 15km run in Netherlands on Sunday.
