Prisca Chesang


Prisca Chesang 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.
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 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.

Doping ban

In January 2024 Chesang received a two year competition ban after testing positive for furosemide in September 2023. The ban is set to run from 6 December 2023.

Achievements

Personal bests

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