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PARALYMPICS: Uganda’s David Emong wins bronze in Tokyo

William Kasoba by William Kasoba
August 28, 2021
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Uganda’s David Emong has done it again sfter winning Bronze in the Mens 1500m-T46 race at the on- going Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The 30-year-old came in third with a personal best of 3:53.51to to claim the bronze. Russian Paralympic Committee’s Aleksandr Laremchuk won the race in 3:52.08 with Bulgaria’s Hristiyan Stoyanov coming second in 3:52.63.

In 2016, Emong was the sole representative for Team Uganda at the Rio Paralympics and he won a silver medal, the first medal in Uganda’s history at the competition.

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In this year’s edition, Uganda has 4 athletes at the Games and these include; Husna Kurundakwe (100m), David Emong (1500m) and Peace Oroma (100m & 400m).

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