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Prisca Chesang

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Prisca Chesang
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)
Sport
CountryUganda
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-, Long-distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Uganda
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nairobi 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali 5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Prisca Chesang (born 7 August 2003)[1] is a Ugandan middle- and long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 and 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

Career

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Chesang represented Uganda at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the women's 5000 metres event.[2]

She competed also in the 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, finishing fourth with a personal best time of 9:03.44.

The 19-year-old won the 2022 San Silvestre Vallecana road 10 km (not eligible for record purposes) in a time of 30:19, beating Francine Niyonsaba, fifth in the 10,000 m at the Tokyo Games, and Beatrice Chepkoech, world record holder in the 3000 m steeplechase.[3]

Doping ban

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In January 2024 Chesang received a two year competition ban after testing positive for furosemide in September 2023.[4] The ban is set to run from 6 December 2023.[5]

Achievements

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Personal bests

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Road

National titles

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  • Ugandan Championships
    • 1500 metres: 2022
    • 5000 metres: 2022

References

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  1. ^ "Prisca Chesang". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ Sapper, Svenja (31 December 2022). "Silvesterläufe international: Konstanze Klosterhalfen rennt an die Spitze der ewigen deutschen Bestenliste". leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Marley (26 January 2024). "Ugandan middle-distance runner given two-year ban for masking agent". Canadian Running. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MS PRISCA CHESANG" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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