Ugandan athletes Nakaayi and Nanyondo ready for Diamond League competition in Rabat.

By Bahati Asher Faith

Published on 24/05/2025 13:16

Sports News

Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi (R) celebrates with Uganda’s Winnie Nanyondo after winning in the Women’s 800m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on September 30, 2019. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Two Ugandan female athletes are set to compete in the Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco, on May 25.

Halimah Nakaayi, a gold medalist at the 2019 World Championships and bronze winner at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, will join Winnie Nanyondo at the fourth leg of the 2025 Diamond League.

“I feel in good shape because I have been preparing well for the Diamond League,” said Nakaayi, who will race in the women’s 800 meters event.

Nanyondo, a bronze medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, will face stiff competition from top-ranked athletes, including Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet and Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa.

Nakaayi’s key rivals include Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma and South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso.

Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation, expressed confidence in the athletes, stating that the Diamond League races will help prepare them for upcoming major championships.