Uganda’s Sarah Chelangat has won two gold medals at the on-going 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Chelangat started it off with winning gold in the 3,000m final when she finished in a time of 9:11:63, while Kenya’s Mercy Chepkorir Kerarei came second. She recharged her batteries and won the Cross Country as well on Monday in a time of 12:32, while Edinah Jebito from Kenya finishing second.

“This is fantastic for Chelangat to win two gold medals. Our young athletes are proving a point at the international stage,” Dominic Otuchet, president of the Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) told URN.

In the men’s Cross Country, Uganda’s Oscar Chelimo on Monday also bagged a bronze medal when he came third in a time of 11:28. The race was won by Kenya’s Jackson Kavesa Muema and Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi was second.

The Youth Olympic Games has attracted about 200 athletes.

Uganda’s team: Oscar Chelimo, Sarah Chelangat, Ester Yego Chekwemoi (athletics), Hamdad Lutaaya (weightlifting), Grace Ndagire (rowing).