Kampala, March 13 (H.S.): Female athlete Halima Nakaayi will be the sole representative of Uganda at the World Indoor Athletics Championships to be held in Nanjing, China from March 21 to 23.

Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), confirmed to Xinhua on Wednesday that only Nakaayi has qualified for the 800-meter race.

Otuchet stated, We were hoping that several of our athletes would qualify for this championship in China, but some athletes could not perform well in various competitions held in Europe due to the cold weather.

30-year-old Halima Nakaayi holds a degree in Computer Science and Technology and is also the national record holder for Uganda in the women’s 800 meters. She won a gold medal in this event at the World Championship held in Doha, Qatar in 2019.

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