Uganda Olympics Schedule
Thursday August 11
Swimming 7.00pm
Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa - Men's 50 m freestyle
Friday August 12
Athletics 5pm
Juliet Chekwel - Women's 10000m final
Saturday August 13
Boxing 11.45pm
Men's flyweight Round of 32
Ronald Serugo vs Narek Abgaryan (Armenia)Saturday August 13
Athletics 4pm
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Heat 1
Peruth Chemutai
10000m men final (3.00am Sunday Uganda time)
Timothy Toroitich, Moses Kurong and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
Light-heavy weight boxer Kennedy Katende was stopped by Briton Joshua Buatsi in one of the preliminary fights, while swimmer Jamila Lunkuse managed 1:19.64 (her national record is 1:15.11) in the 100m breast-stroke, a time better than four others, but was 40th in the heats.
It was the characteristic slow start for Uganda at the Olympics on Sunday. Uganda usually keeps the best for last - capping it at the last games with gold for Stephen Kiprotich on the final day, in the marathon, the final event of the games.
Team Uganda will wait anxiously for the start of athletics on Friday, as the country's only realistic hopes for a medal are in track and field. It is only on track that Uganda has athletes ranked among the top 20 in the world. (preview)
Before then, Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa dives into the pool for the men's 50 m freestyle and flyweight boxer Ronald Serugo fights Armenian Narek Abgaryan.
Tibatemwa's biggest impact could be in improving his Uganda 50m freestyle record of 25.54 while one only needs to look at the qualifying path taken by European and Asian fighters, to know it is an uphill task for Serugo.
Otherwise, the onus to produce medals will rest on the athletes, who flew to Rio after Saturday's send off by President Yoweri Museveni. The team arrived in Rio Monday night, gets three days rest before action proper begins.
The last batch, the men marathoners led by Kiprotich, will only fly to Rio a week later.
Schedule continued:
Sunday August 14
Women's marathon final 3.30pm
Nyakisi Adero
Monday August 15
Men's 3000m steeplechase round 1 - 4.25pm
Benjamin Kiplagat and Jacob Araptany
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Women 3000m Steeplechase final 5.15pm
Tuesday August 16
Women's 5000m round 1 - 3.30pm
Juliet Chekwel and Stella Chesang
Men's 1500m round 1 - 4-30pm
Ronald Musagala
Wed August 17
Men's 5000m round 1 - 4.05pm
Jacob Kiplimo, Phillip Kipyego and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
Women's 800m round 1 - 4.55pm
Halimah Nakaayi and Winnie Nanyondo
Men's Steeplechase final
Thursday August 18
Men's 1500m semifinal
Women 800m semifinal
Friday August 19
Women's 5000m final
Saturday August 20
Men's 1500m final
Women's 800m final
Men's 5000m final 3.30pm
Jacob Kiplimo, Phillip Kipyego and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
Sunday August 21
Men's Marathon final 3.30pm
Solomon Mutai, Jackson Kiprop and Stephen Kiprotich
Medal standings
| Country |  |  |  |  | ||||||
 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | ||||||
 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||||||
 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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