Pius Adome (born 9 January 1993) is a

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n sprinter who competed at the

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. 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

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and

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, 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.Athletes Profile
at results.gc2019.com On the May 11, 2019 in

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, Adome set a new national record in the 100 metre event with a time of 10.43 seconds.

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1993 births Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Ugandan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games competitors for Uganda People from Tororo District Sportspeople from Eastern Region, Uganda {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub