Pius Adome Explained

Pius Adome
Nationality:Ugandan
Birth Date:9 January 1993
Birth Place:Tororo, Uganda
Country:Uganda
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Pb:100 metres - 10.43 sec NR 200 metres - 20.81 sec[1]

Pius Adome (born 9 January 1993) is a Ugandan sprinter who competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Adome competed in the men's 100 m and men's 200 m sprint events. Adome's 100 m heat consisted of seven runners including Cejhae Greene and Warren Fraser, Adome finished in 5th place with a time of 10.70 seconds finishing ahead of Kolinio Radrudru and Tirioro Willie. Adome's 200 metre heat consisted of eight athletes including silver medalist Aaron Brown. Adome ran the race finishing in 4th place with a time of 21.39 seconds.[2]

On the May 11, 2019 in Kampala, Adome set a new national record in the 100 metre event with a time of 10.43 seconds.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/uganda/pius-adome-380839 IAAF Athlete Profile
  2. https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6032163-pius-adome.htm Athletes Profile