Uganda’s national men’s hockey team go to their third, and first since 2000, Africa Cup this weekend. The January 17-23 showpiece in Accra has attracted eight men’s teams with Uganda pooled in Group B with hosts Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt. The last time …
1974 World Cup: The plight of Haitian Jean-Joseph
When the players asked for a $5000-per-man bonus before the World Cup, he threatened them with death if they carried on such demands. The drug for which Haiti defender Ernst Jean-Joseph was banned from the 1974 World Cup belonged to the ephedrin group …
2021: Four-star Uganda
She became the first-ever female Ugandan to step onto the podium in any sport at the Olympics after she powered to 3,000m steeplechase gold in a national record time of nine minutes and 1.45 seconds during the Tokyo 2020 Games in Japan. He yet again fo…
It’s party time for Dance Sport
Upon returning, Uganda’s sextet (four breakers and two staff), will be plotting their paths to Paris again. Should qualifying follow the format of the 2018 Youth Olympics, there will be continental qualifiers. There is more to actually dance about this…
Noble’s Olympic adventure offers hope for rowers
After a tough three races, Ugandan rower Kathleen Grace Noble saved the best for last to end her Tokyo 2020 Olympic regatta as the second top placed African contestant in the 2000m women’s single scull held in July at the Sea Forest Waterway. Noble was…
Powerlifting 2021: Sketching a brighter future
Before handing over to local officials, the volunteer lauded Kenneth Ssekilanda for his tireless efforts to organise the event, a key step in making powerlifting an autonomous sport in Uganda American powerlifter Shawn Deal officiated the squat categor…
Year in review: King Cheptegei, Queen Chemutai!
Memorable. Chemutai, Cheptegei and Kiplimo were warmly received back home, with Museveni rewarding each with a car. To sum it up quick, 2021 marked a year never seen before in Uganda’s sporting history. And not that there was too much that was taken ho…
Muhangi absence fails meeting with defiant boxers
Majority of the boxers, who had qualified for the event, signed but about 16, including the three who represented Uganda at the recent Olympics in Tokyo, declined. The Wednesday meeting between the Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) and the boxers, who ref…