Nakaayi at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade
Personal information
Born
(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29)[1] Seeta, Mukono, Uganda[2]
Education
Computer Science and Information Technology
Alma mater
Kampala University[3]
Sport
Country
Uganda
Sport
Athletics
Event
800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
800 m: 1:57.62 NR (London 2023)
1000 m: 2:32.12 NR (Monaco 2020)
Indoors
800 m: 1:58.58i NR (Liévin 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
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.
She competed in the 800 m at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, reaching the semi-finals each time.[5][6]
^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.
^"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.
HalimahNakaayi (born 16 October 1994) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She is the 2019 World Champion at the event...
Repechage Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank HalimahNakaayi 800 m Winnie Nanyondo 1500 m Sarah Chelangat 5000 m — 10000 m — Joy...
and Commonwealth Games, and has set world records in 5 km and 15 km. HalimahNakaayi won the 800 meters race at the 2019 World Championships. In cricket...
600 m winner: Benjamin Robert 800 m winners: Tshepiso Masalela (m) / HalimahNakaayi (f) Men's 1500 m winner: Vincent Kibet Keter 3000 m winners: Yann Schrub...
personal best time of 2:00.54. Ajeé Wilson came first in 1:59.09, and HalimahNakaayi was third (2:00.66). It was the first global medal at the indoor 800m...
championships record of 8:57.84 minutes. In her first global final, HalimahNakaayi surprised with a Ugandan national record of 1:58.04 minutes to win...
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