Belinda Chemutai: Uganda Prisons runner concludes 2024 on a high

World Athletics Label Road Race Results | Women

1. Beatrice Chebet (KEN) 13:54
2. Medina Eisa (ETH) 14:23
3. Belinda Chemutai (UGA) 14:36
4. Melknat Wudu (ETH) 14:53
5. Jana Van Lent (BEL) 15:24

Belinda Chemutai closed the year on a bright note, securing the World Athletics Label Road Race 5Km bronze at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona on Tuesday, December 31 2024.

The Uganda Prisons runner posted a time of 14:36 minutes to finish in third behind Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa who settled for silver thirteen (13) seconds earlier.

However, above the two was the Paris Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Beatrice Chebet of Kenya who clinched Gold with a 13:54 time.

This was Chemutai’s second medal in 2024 after recently winning Gold in the 21Km race at the second edition of the Elgon Half Marathon where she posted 1:11:15.