EUGENE, Ore. – Former UVM track & field standout, Yolanda Ngarambe '14 has qualified for the World Athletics Championships, and will compete in the first round of the 1500-meter run on Friday (July 15) at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. Ngarambe will race in Heat 1 of the 1500-meter run, which is slated to begin at 9:10 p.m. ET. The World Athletics Championships will broadcast live on Peacock and USA Network.
 
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"We are very excited that Yolanda will once again be racing on our sport's biggest stage," head coach Matt Belfield said. "After a tremendous performance in Doha in 2019 making the semi-finals, she has fought back from some setbacks to regain world-class form. Now as one of the more 'veteran' performers on the start list, Yolanda continues to show the tenacity and dedication to excellence that we in Burlington got to witness when she was here at UVM sporting the Green & Gold."
 
Ngarambe enters the championships ranked No. 48 in the world in the 1500-meter run. The Stockholm, Sweden native owns a personal-best mark of 4:03.43 in the 1500, and is the current Swedish indoor mile record holder. Her personal-best mark came in the semifinals of the 2019 World Athletics Championships.