Halimah Nakaayi qualified for the semifinals of the Women’s 800m race at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Nakaayi was third in Heat 3 with a time of 2:04.33 at the Scotstoun Stadium on Monday afternoon.
England’s Georgia Hunter Bell won the race with 2:02.61 ahead of Jemma Reekie, who came second with 2:03.09.
Nicole McKenzie finished fourth (2:05.07) as Abigail Abugire was fifth (2:06.31).
Adi Ceva Sova Lutumailagi and Tanesia Sylvina Gardiner finished 6th and 7th with times of 2:22.58 and 2:24.28 respectively.
Other qualified women
Heat one had Great Britain’s Sarah Billings (2:01.51), Botswana’s Oratile Nowe (2:02.11) and Kenyan Janet Jepkemoi (2:02.30) as the best three runners.
Heat two had Kenya’s Lilian Odira (2:01.05), Isabelle Boffey (2:01.53) and Jamaican Kelly-Ann Beckford (2:01.63) as the best three.
In the same heat, Rwanda’s Claire Umitonze had her season-best time of 2:06.95.
From heat four, Gabon’s Shafiqua Maloney was outstanding with 2:02.83 ahead of Rachel Klopfenstein (2:03.04) and Scotland’s Erin Wallace (2:03.15).
Uganda is also represented in other sports disciplines, such as Boxing, Swimming, Weightlifting, Judo and Netball, at these games.
