Namayo Mawerere, publicity secretary of Uganda Athletics Federation told Xinhua on Monday that this will be another opportunity for the athletes to prove to the world that they are getting better and better.

The medalists include Joshua Cheptegei who won a gold medal in the 5,000m final and a silver in the 10,000m final, Jacob Kiplimo who won a bronze medal in the 10,000m final, and Perthu Chemutai who bagged gold in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase final.

Winnie Nanyondo and Halimah Nakaayi are the other two Ugandan athletes who will join the three medalists at the Eugene Diamond League.

Dominic Otuchet, president of UAF told Xinhua that they are confident the five Ugandan runners fresh from the Olympics will perform well in the Diamond League.

“The season started a few months back and the Olympics was just one of the events on the calendar,” said Otuchet.

Cheptegei and Kiplimo are expected to face stiff competition in the two-mile race in Eugene against Canada’s Mohamed Ahmed and Paul Chelimo of the United States who won silver and bronze respectively at the Tokyo Olympics.

In the women’s 3,000m steeplechase, Uganda’s Chemutai will face world champion Beatrice Chepkoech and Olympic silver medalist Courtney Frerichs among others. Enditem