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
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
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
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:08.15 (Nice 2021)
- 3000 metres – 9:03.44 (Nairobi 2021)
- 10,000 metres – 15:05.39 (Hengelo 2021)
- Road
- 10 kilometres – 32:42 (Bengaluru 2022)
National titles
- Ugandan Championships
- 1500 metres: 2022
- 5000 metres: 2022
References
- ^ "Prisca Chesang". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (26 January 2024). "Ugandan middle-distance runner given two-year ban for masking agent". Canadian Running. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "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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