The Uganda Athletics Federation has announced the final 21-member squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan, from September 13 to 21.
The team will compete at the National Stadium, where the Tokyo 2021 Olympics were held.
Uganda’s best long-distance running duo, Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, will miss the championships due to personal reasons.
Cheptegei, the reigning World champion over 10,000m, has won the title three times in a row, joining an elite group of athletes that includes Great Britain’s Mo Farah and Ethiopian duo Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele.
Kiplimo, the reigning World Half Marathon champion and record holder, has also opted out of the championships.
The Ugandan team has been training at the Trinity Bible College in Kapchorwa for two weeks, preparing for the highly competitive event.
The team will depart in three batches, with the first batch flying out on September 10.
Squad List
The 21-member squad comprises 11 women and 10 men, including:
Women:
– Shida Leni (400m)
– Halima Nakaayi (800m)
– Knight Aciru (1500m)
– Peruth Chemutai (3000m Steeplechase)
– Sarah Chelangat (5000m and 10,000m)
– Joy Cheptoyek (5000m and 10,000m)
– Rebecca Chelangat (10,000m)
– Stella Chesang (Marathon)
– Mercyline Chelangat (Marathon)
Men:
– Tom Dradriga (800m)
– Leonard Chemutai (3000m Steeplechase)
– Kenneth Kiprop (5000m)
– Herbert Kibet (10,000m)
– Victor Kiplangat (Marathon)
– Stephen Kissa (Marathon)
– Solomon Munyo Mutai (Marathon)
– Abel Chelangat (Marathon)
Officials:
– Domenic Otucet (Team Manager)
– Benjamin Njia
– Peter Chelangat
– Faustino Kiwa
– Paul Okello
– Grace Chesang
– Denis Okudach
– Okiror Oding Quito
