Museveni to officially receive Ugandan 2020 Olympics team

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to receive the Ugandan team who participated in the just concluded 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

In a post through his Twitter account, Museveni said that he will receive the team on Wednesday from 12pm at Kololo Ceremonial Ground.

The function will be live on all the televisions and radios in Uganda.

This follows an exemplary performance from the Ugandan team which ended at position 38 worldwide in medal standings.

The team won two golds, silver, and a bronze.

Ugandan Peruth Chemutai gave her country the first gold in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, after a commanding performance in the last lap.

She became the first-ever Ugandan female athlete to win gold at the Olympics — in addition to setting a national record in the women's steeplechase.

World 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei also bagged gold for Uganda after winning his first Olympic gold in the men's 5000m.

The Ugandan timed 12:58.15 ahead of Canadian Mohamed Ahmed (12:58.61) and Kenyan-born American Paul Chelimo (12:59.05) in second and third respectively. 

Cheptegei also won silver for his country in the men's 10,000m, followed by his fellow-countryman Jacob Kiplimo who won bronze.

The team became second in Africa after Kenya who had a total of ten medals, and at position 19 worldwide.

Edited by D Tarus