Uganda at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Uganda at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code	UGA
NOC	Uganda Olympic Committee
Website	http://www.nocuganda.org/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors	5 in 3 sports
Medals Ranked 57th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
2010 2014 2018

Uganda participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Competitors

Sport	Boys	Girls	Total
Athletics	1	2	3
Rowing	0	1	1
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	2	3	5

Medalists

Further information: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Sarah Chelangat	Athletics	Girls' 3000m	15 October
Bronze	Oscar Chelimo	Athletics	Boys' 3000m	15 October

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

• 3 athletes

Athlete	Event	Stage 1		Stage 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oscar Chelimo	Boys' 3000 metres	8:08.20	1	11:28	3	4
Sarah Chelangat	Girls' 3000 metres	9:11.63	1	12:32	1	2
Esther Yego Chekwemoi	Girls' 2000 metre steeplechase	6:46.27	8	13:13	2	10	4

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Uganda was given a quota to compete in rowing by the tripartite committee. ^[1]

• Girls' single sculls - 1 athlete

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Total			Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Points	Time	Points	Time	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Grace Ndagire	Girls' single sculls	5:28.37	22	2:31.82	2	2:29.19	2	5:01.01	4	24	Did not advance				2:24.09	24

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Hamdan Lutaaya Sserwanga

Uganda was given a quota by the tripartite committee to compete in weightlifting. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hamdan Lutaaya Sserwanga	−62 kg	67	14	83	14	150	14

References

1. "2018 Youth Olympic Games Rowing Places Obtained" (PDF). FISA . 30 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
2. "Universality Places Selected (Weightlifting)" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation . 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.