Glasgow, Scotland: Olympic champion Peruth Chemutai won bronze in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase on Wednesday evening, handing Uganda its third medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and capping another memorable day for Team Uganda in Glasgow.
Chemutai clocked 9:09.45 to finish third in a high-quality final at Scotstoun Stadium, adding a bronze medal to Uganda’s growing tally after earlier successes in para-swimming and women’s 3×3 basketball.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich claimed gold in a new Commonwealth Games record of 9:01.76, while England’s Elise Thorner secured silver in a personal best 9:05.45 after producing a strong finish over the closing laps.
Chemutai’s medal came barely an hour after Uganda’s women’s 3×3 basketball team, the Gazelles, made history by winning silver on their Commonwealth Games debut.
The Gazelles, coached by Nicholas Natuhereza, finished runners-up after losing 21-11 to defending champions Australia in the final. Their remarkable campaign included victories over Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Kenya, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand, making them the first Ugandan basketball team to win a Commonwealth Games medal and the first African nation to reach the women’s 3×3 basketball final.
Uganda’s first medal at the Games was won earlier this week by para-swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe, who claimed silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB8, becoming the country’s first medallist of the Glasgow Games.
With Chemutai’s bronze, Uganda’s medal tally now stands at three medals, comprising two silver and one bronze, as Team Uganda continues to impress across multiple disciplines.
The women’s steeplechase final featured ten athletes, with Switzerland’s Grace Fetherstonhaugh also recording a personal best of 9:27.49.
Boxing campaign ends
Elsewhere, Uganda’s boxing challenge came to an end after late Idi Amin’s grandson Aziz Abdul Ringo was disqualified during his men’s bout against England’s Damar Thomas.
Ringo, the last remaining member of Uganda’s six-man boxing team, was dismissed in the third round after receiving a second warning for a headbutt, ending the Bombers’ hopes of securing a medal in Glasgow.
Despite the boxing setback, Wednesday proved to be one of Uganda’s most successful days of the Games, with the Gazelles’ historic silver and Chemutai’s bronze further highlighting the country’s growing competitiveness on the international stage.
Team Uganda still has athletes competing in athletics, swimming and other disciplines as it seeks to add to its medal collection before the Games conclude.
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