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Train hard, win easy: Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi speaks of her exploits at the 2019 World Championships

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The amazing story of Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi who has been the revelation of the 17th IAAF World Championships in Qatar captivated the world.

She memorably surged through the homestretch to give her country the first women 800m global title and their only medal so far at Doha 2019 in a national record of 1:58.04 on Monday, September 30.

CGTN’s Mohamed Abubakar brings us the exclusive interview they all wanted from Qatar where first; Nakaayi revealed she was confident of victory.

By Mohamed Abubakar

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