In 2012, she ran the second 10 km leg of a marathon relay at a festival celebrating 50 years of Ugandan independence. After advancing from fifth to second, she spent four hours in a coma.[7]
Nakaayi was the flag bearer for Uganda in the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics.[8]
The following month, she became the world 800 m champion in Doha, Qatar, improving her own Ugandan record to 1m 58.04s. She held off Raevyn Rogers, who made a late surge to claim silver in 1:58.18, while Ajeé Wilson finished third in 1:58.84. Nakaayi was joined in the final by compatriot Winnie Nanyondo in fourth.[10]
Nakaayi competed in four 800m events of the World Indoor Tour and improved her Ugandan indoor record three times.[12] Racing in Karlsruhe, Val-de-Reuil, Liévin, and Toruń, she finished in positions 1–1–2–2 respectively, with bests of 1:58.58 (Liévin, lost by 0.12s to Natoya Goule) and 1:59.55 set in France.[4][13] She placed second in Toruń in a triple blanket finish with her time of 2:00.19 equalled by Ethiopia's 19-year-old Tigist Girma, and both behind Catriona Bisset who was 0.03 seconds quicker (photo finish).[14] In March, Nakaayi won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade in a time of 2:00.66, behind Wilson (1:59.09) and Ethiopia's Freweyni Hailu (2:00.54), who overtook Nakaayi just before the finish line.[15] She won comfortably, however, with both Goule (4th) and Bisset (5th).[16]
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halimah, nakaayi, born, october, 1994, ugandan, middle, distance, runner, specialises, metres, 2019, world, champion, event, bronze, medal, 2022, world, indoor, championships, nakaayi, current, ugandan, record, holder, both, outdoors, indoors, also, 1000, metr. Halimah Nakaayi born 16 October 1994 4 is a Ugandan middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres She is the 2019 World Champion at the event and won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships Nakaayi is the current Ugandan record holder for the 800 m both outdoors and indoors and also for the 1000 metres Halimah NakaayiNakaayi at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in BelgradePersonal informationBorn 1994 10 16 16 October 1994 age 29 1 Seeta Mukono Uganda 2 EducationComputer Science and Information TechnologyAlma materKampala University 3 SportCountryUgandaSportAthleticsEvent800 metresAchievements and titlesPersonal bests800 m 1 57 62 NR London 2023 1000 m 2 32 12 NR Monaco 2020 Indoors800 m 1 58 58i NR Lievin 2022 Medal record Women s athletics Representing Uganda World Championships 2019 Doha 800 m World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade 800 m African Games 2023 Accra 800 m 2019 Rabat 800 m She competed in the 800 m at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics reaching the semi finals each time 5 6 Contents 1 Career 1 1 2011 2017 1 2 2018 2021 World 800 m champion 1 3 2022 present 2 International competitions 3 Personal bests 4 References 5 External linksCareer edit2011 2017 edit At 16 Halimah Nakaayi won the 400 metres at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Douglas Isle of Man In 2012 she ran the second 10 km leg of a marathon relay at a festival celebrating 50 years of Ugandan independence After advancing from fifth to second she spent four hours in a coma 7 Nakaayi was the flag bearer for Uganda in the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics 8 The following year she came second in her specialist 800 metres distance at the Islamic Solidarity Games in a time of 2 01 60 At the 2017 World Championships Nakaayi was eliminated from the event in the semifinals clocking 2 01 74 nbsp Nakaayi L finishes at the 2019 World Championships Ajee Wilson who came third after Raevyn Rogers on the right in blue 2018 2021 World 800 m champion edit In 2018 she placed fourth in the 800 m at the African Championships with a time of 1 58 90 She lost to 1 3 Caster Semenya Francine Niyonsaba and Habitam Alemu by only 0 04 seconds 9 In August 2019 Nakaayi won the bronze medal in the event at the African Games behind Hirut Meshesha and Rababe Arafi The following month she became the world 800 m champion in Doha Qatar improving her own Ugandan record to 1m 58 04s She held off Raevyn Rogers who made a late surge to claim silver in 1 58 18 while Ajee Wilson finished third in 1 58 84 Nakaayi was joined in the final by compatriot Winnie Nanyondo in fourth 10 After suffering a knee problem she reached only the semifinals at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics with her time of 2 04 44 2 00 92 in the heats 11 2022 present edit Nakaayi competed in four 800m events of the World Indoor Tour and improved her Ugandan indoor record three times 12 Racing in Karlsruhe Val de Reuil Lievin and Torun she finished in positions 1 1 2 2 respectively with bests of 1 58 58 Lievin lost by 0 12s to Natoya Goule and 1 59 55 set in France 4 13 She placed second in Torun in a triple blanket finish with her time of 2 00 19 equalled by Ethiopia s 19 year old Tigist Girma and both behind Catriona Bisset who was 0 03 seconds quicker photo finish 14 In March Nakaayi won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade in a time of 2 00 66 behind Wilson 1 59 09 and Ethiopia s Freweyni Hailu 2 00 54 who overtook Nakaayi just before the finish line 15 She won comfortably however with both Goule 4th and Bisset 5th 16 At the World Championships in Eugene Oregon in July she didn t make it to the final after finishing eighth in her semifinal in a time of 2 01 05 The next month Nakaayi placed eighth in her specialist event at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 4 International competitions editRepresenting nbsp Uganda Year Competition Venue Position Event Time 2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore DSQ h 400 m DSQ 2011 World Youth Championships Lille France 26th h 800 m 2 13 59 Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas Isle of Man 1st 400 m 57 16 2012 World Junior Championship Barcelona Spain 14th h 800 m 2 06 381 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow United Kingdom 39th h 400 m 57 51 2015 Universiade Gwangju South Korea 21st sf 400 m 57 13 5th 4 400 m relay 3 45 40 2016 African Championship Durban South Africa 10th h 800 m 2 04 97 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 17th sf 800 m 2 00 63 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku Azerbaijan 10th h 400 m 55 77 2nd 800 m 2 01 60 World Championships London United Kingdom 19th sf 800 m 2 01 74 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast Australia 15th h 800 m 2 01 69 8th 4 400 m relay 3 35 03 African Championships Asaba Nigeria 4th 800 m 1 58 90 2019 African Games Rabat Morocco 3rd 800 m 2 03 55 World Championships Doha Qatar 1st 800 m 1 58 04 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 24th sf 800 m 2 04 44 2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade Serbia 3rd 800 m i 2 00 66 World Championships Eugene United States 19th sf 800 m 2 01 05 Commonwealth Games Birmingham United Kingdom 8th 800 m 2 01 17 2023 World Championships Budapest Hungary 8th 800 m 1 59 18 2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow United Kingdom 6th 800 m 2 05 53 African Games Accra Ghana 2nd 800 m 1 58 59 5th 1500 m 4 09 40 1Disqualified in the finalPersonal bests edit400 metres 53 02 Kampala 2017 800 metres 1 57 78 Silesia 2023 NR 800 metres indoor 1 58 58 Lievin 2022 NR 1000 metres 2 32 12 Monaco 2020 NRReferences edit Halimah Nakaayi attained her secondary school education from the Ndejje SS Bombo Luweero 2014 CWG bio Halimah Nakaayi Profile Olympedia org Retrieved 1 January 2021 Mukasa Ritah 10 March 2021 I am my mother s degree says Halimah Nakaayi New Vision Retrieved 11 March 2022 a b c Halimah NAKAAYI Athlete Profile World Athletics Retrieved 1 January 2021 Halimah Nakaayi rio2016 com Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 Retrieved 24 August 2016 Athletics NAKAAYI Halimah Tokyo 2020 Olympics Olympics com Archived from the original on 17 August 2021 Retrieved 17 August 2021 Nakaayi Halimah 26 November 2020 Fight for your dream Spikes WorldAthletics org World Athletics Retrieved 11 March 2022 Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers PDF Retrieved 24 August 2016 African championships Asaba Nigeria 1 5 08 2018 AfricAthle com Retrieved 11 March 2022 Halimah Nakaayi Once you have a dream fight for it Olympics com IOC 30 July 2021 Retrieved 11 March 2022 Nakaayi runs below 2 minutes in new world best The Independent Uganda 15 February 2022 Retrieved 11 March 2022 Whittington Jess 22 February 2022 Swoboda wins sprint showdown with Thompson Herah world leads from Tsegay and Mihaljevic World Athletics Retrieved 11 March 2022 World Indoor Tour 2022 Lievin FRA Women s 800m World Athletics 17 February 2022 Retrieved 11 March 2022 World Indoor Tour 2022 Torun POL Women s 800m World Athletics 22 February 2022 Retrieved 11 March 2022 Ajee Wilson wins 800m gold at World Indoor Championships LetsRun com 20 March 2022 Retrieved 21 March 2022 WAICH Belgrade 22 800 metres Women Final World Athletics 20 March 2022 Retrieved 20 March 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halimah Nakaayi Halimah Nakaayi at World Athletics nbsp Halimah Nakaayi at Diamond League nbsp Halimah Nakaayi at Olympics com nbsp Halimah Nakaayi at Olympedia nbsp Halimah Nakaayi at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Halimah Nakaayi at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games archived nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Halimah Nakaayi amp oldid 1215807269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
