Centralised feeding a hit as 10,000 athletes dine together at Mubende Games
According to Bwambala, centralised feeding during the national tournament ensures that athletes and officials from various regions receive safe, consistent and nutritious food tailored to their performance needs.
Centralised feeding a hit as 10,000 athletes dine together at Mubende Games
The Uganda Primary Schools Sports Association (UPSSA) has strengthened the centralized feeding programme for all athletes competing at the National Primary Schools Games currently hosted at Mubende Army SS, Mubende Municipality.
The central feeding programme, organized by UPSSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Sports, was recently launched during the National Primary Schools Kids and Special Needs Education (SNE) Athletics Championship hosted in May in Tororo District.
It has registered every local government presenting athletes for central feeding.
According to Bwambala, centralised feeding during the national tournament ensures that athletes and officials from various regions receive safe, consistent and nutritious food tailored to their performance needs.
Bwambala said the exercise has so far registered success, with more than 10,000 athletes, officiating officials and coaches being fed together.
"At the beginning, I had fear that, due to the big number of athletes we always receive during the primary schools games, the programme was not able to work smoothly, but so far the exercise is so good and welcoming to athletes," said James Apedu, games teacher from Karenga District Local Government.
According to Apedu, he is impressed with the feeding menu, where athletes receive a cup of porridge, an egg and a bun for breakfast, while during lunch and supper, matoke, posho, rice, meat and beans are served for the young boys and girls.
The young boys and girls who spoke to Vision Sport did not hide their joy, saying the kind of food served this time is much better than that of Tororo.
"I want to thank the Uganda Primary Schools Sports Association together with the Ministry for initiating this kind of feeding method for the primary category too. We now feel that we are in a championship," said Vivian Nabiryee from Wakiso District.
Michael Esunget encouraged the national organizers to supplement the diet with blue band to complete the food cycle.
Dr. Kedrace Turyagyenda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Sports in Uganda, while speaking at the closure of the National Primary Schools Games in Tororo, observed centralized feeding as the only way to avoid the mishandling of athletes by the games teachers.