Chemutai wins first gold decoration for Uganda in 2020 Olympics
Peruth Chemutai has won the principal gold award for Uganda at the continuous Olympics games in Tokyo, the Japanese capital. Running in the ladies' 3000m steeplechase race, Chemutai timed a period of 9:1.45 to beat USA's Courteny Frerichs who came next posting a period of 9:04.79 while Kenya's Hyvin Kiyeng won bronze.
Peruth Chemutai has won the principal gold award for Uganda at the continuous Olympics games in Tokyo, the Japanese capital.
Running in the ladies’ 3000m steeplechase race, Chemutai timed a period of 9:1.45 to beat USA’s Courteny Frerichs who came next posting a period of 9:04.79 while Kenya’s Hyvin Kiyeng won bronze.
Chemutai’s gold decoration pushes Uganda to the 43rd situation at the 2020 games in the Japanese capital get-togethers silver and bronze awards by Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo in the men’s 10000m last.
She is the third Ugandan to have won gold at the Olympics games with John Akii-Bua(1972) and Stephen Kiprotich(2012) different Ugandans to have arrived at the accomplishment.
The 22 year old Ugandan competitor is currently the primary lady to win a gold award at Olympics for the East African country.
