Uganda, Feb. 5 -- Uganda's elite running duo of Halimah Nakaayi and Tarsis Orogot share a main goal for the year: podium at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The preparations for that job due the summer began as soon as they completed action at the Budapest World Athletics Championships in Hungary last August.

Both Nakaayi and Orogot have taken the indoor season seriously over the past two seasons. At the weekend, they both started in high gear.

First, Nakaayi on Saturday produced a strong finish to win the women's 800m during the Metz Moselle Athleor at the Halle d'Athletisme de Metz in France.

The 2019 world 800m champion ran a tactical race to win in a time of one minute and 59.15 seconds, for the world lead time indoors.

"I decided to be ...