The world

Hamstring injury rules out Ugandan favorite Kiplimo from World Athletics

Image Source: IANS

Advertisement

Hamstring Injury Rules Out Ugandan Favorite Kiplimo From World Athletics

By IANS News August 12, 2023 • 11:38 AM View: 319

World Athletics Championships: Uganda's long distance star athlete Jacob Kiplimo has been ruled out of the forthcoming World Athletics Championships slated for August 19-27 in Budapest due to his hamstring injury.

"It is unfortunate the doctor told us on Friday that Kiplimo's hamstring injury cannot let him compete in Hungary. We have decided that he is withdrawn," Dominic Otuchet, President of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) told Xinhua.

TAGS World Athletics Championships Uganda Athletics Federation Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei

Advertisement

Related Cricket News on The world

Hangzhou Awarded BWF World Tour Finals Hosting Rights Until 2026

HSBC BWF World Tour Finals: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday named Hangzhou, China as the host city of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals for the next four ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Neeraj Chopra To Lead Indian Challenge As World Athletics Confirms Entries For World Championship

World Athletics Championships: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will lead a strong contingent including stars like steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar and Jyothi Yarraji (women's ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
ISL Has Played A Huge Part In Helping Indian National Football Team Take Giant Leap, Says Rohit Sharma

South Asian Football Federation: Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma praised the Indian Super League (ISL) for helping the national football team take giant strides in world football. ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
BWF World C'ships Draw: Sindhu, Chirag-Satwik Get First-round Bye; Unseeded Srikanth To Open Against Nishimoto

Australians Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and star men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been awarded a first-round bye as the draw for ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Hockey India Appoints Herman Kruis To Oversee Preparations Ahead Of Junior World Cup 2023

CR Kumar Coach India Junior: Hockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Herman Kruis, from the Netherlands with over two decades of coaching experience, as coach of Indian men ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Sports Ministry To Fund 28 Indian Athletes For World Athletics Championship In Budapest

Former U20 World Athletics Championships: Sports Ministry will fund the participation of the Indian contingent, consisting 28 athletes, for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Budapest, ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Canadian Open: Pliskova Overcomes Zhu Lin, Sets Up Second Round Clash With Swiatek

Former World No: Former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova defeated Zhu Lin and lined up a second-round clash with reigning World No.1 Iga Swiatek on a rain-hit opening day at the ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Coach Sanjoy Sen Backs Stimac's Request For Early Release Of Players For National Camps

All India Football Federation: Igor Stimac, the Croatian head coach of India's men's football team, recently put forward a request to all the stakeholders of the game, especially the Indian ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: Malaysia Beat Japan 3-1, Seal Berth In Knockouts

Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium: Five-time bronze medallist Malaysia assured themselves a place in the knockout stage with a comfortable 3-1 victory over 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Japan in a ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
BAI Announces BWF World Jr Championships Squad; Ayush, Unnati To Spearhead Contingent

U19 All India Junior Ranking: Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda will spearhead the Indian challenge as Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced the sixteen-member Indian squad for the upcoming BWF ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
GPBL Season 2: Bangalore Shuttler Mithun Manjunath Emerges As The Top Buy In Players' Auction

Bengaluru shuttler Mithun Manjunath, who stunned former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore a few days back at the Australian Open, emerged as the top buy in the players’ ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
Inspired By Sylvester Stallone To Take Arm-wrestling, Sergey Sokolov Is Now Master Referee At Pro Panja League

Remember the 1987 sports drama film ‘Over the Top’ featuring American actor Sylvester Stallone? The movie revolved around the world of competitive arm-wrestling. Stallone plays the lead role of Lincoln ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Clinches Historic Gold Medal

The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami won the gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023, here on Friday. It was ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share
World University Games: Jyothi Yarraji Breaks National Record To Clinch Bronze Medal

India's Jyothi Yarraji clocked 12.78 seconds, a new national record, to clinch the bronze medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games 2023, here on Friday. ...

By IANS News

1 year ago

Share