Uganda's athletics team collected two bronze medals through Michael Kibet and Keren Chelimo at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Monday.
The medals came in the men's 2000m steeplechase and women's 3000m at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Senegal.
Kibet ran a personal best 5:39.50 to finish third behind Ethiopia's Junedin Abdo and Kenya's Wesley Kiplagat Kipkech.
He finished more than six seconds clear of Spain's Pablo Vazquez in fourth place.
Chelimo clocked a season's best 9:32.41 to take bronze behind Kenya's Faith Rono and Ethiopia's Yordanos Tsigab.
She held a comfortable margin over Argentina's Zoe Gorski in fourth.
Racheal Chelimo opened Uganda's campaign on Sunday with fifth place in the women's 2000m steeplechase.
She ran a personal best 6:49.56 in her first international race at the distance.
Kenya's Abigael Kosgei won gold in 6:30.24 ahead of Ethiopia's Mekonen Abera and Turkey's Elif Celik.
Coach Ziana Cheptoyek backed Racheal Chelimo for further progress after the Dakar exposure.
Timothy Cheptoek also featured for Uganda in the early programme.
The team continues its campaign at the Games this week.
Medal summary
- Michael Kibet - Bronze, men's 2000m steeplechase (5:39.50 PB)
- Keren Chelimo - Bronze, women's 3000m (9:32.41 SB)
- Racheal Chelimo - 5th, women's 2000m steeplechase (6:49.56 PB)
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Source: Kawowo Sports
