Gwaka, Mirembe win second National Beach Woodball Circuit
Gwaka attributed his back-to-back victory to training, focus to achieve his dream of making the national team in the coming beach international competitions, and the support of his wife Mary Namara.
Winner Brian Gwaka (C), Bridge Byamukama (R) -Bronze and Edson Twesigye (R) -Silver shows off their medals after winning the second round of the National Beach Woodball Circuit in Bunjako on Sunday. PHOTO: Johnson Were
Brian Gwaka continued to dominate beach woodball by winning the second circuit of the National Beach Woodball Circuit held at Bunjako Beach in Mpigi District on Sunday.
Gwaka attributed his back-to-back victory to training, focus to achieve his dream of making the national team in the coming beach international competitions, and the support of his wife Mary Namara.
He carded 32 strokes in six fairways to overcome stiff opposition from Edison Twesigye (37 strokes) of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and Bridge Byamukama of Kampala International University (KIU) (38 strokes), who finished second and third respectively.
In the women's category, it was a difficult day in the office for pre-event favourites Joan Mukova, Joyce Nalubega, and Denise Nanjeru, as Sanyu Mirembe beat them all to emerge the winner.
Mirembe Sanyu in action during the second Beach outing in Bunjako
Mirembe, the KIU star, played 40 strokes, beating Denise Nanjeru of Kyambogo University (42 strokes) and her teammate Shakirah Naggudi of KIU (46 strokes), who finished second and third respectively.
Mirembe was excited to win the circuit and vowed to train hard to win the third outing.
"I am happy. It is my first time winning gold. I have been winning silver and bronze, but with a gold, I feel happy and deserved it," Mirembe said.
Winner Brian Gwaka (C), Bridge Byamukama (R) -Bronze and .Edson Twesigye (R) -Silver shows off their medals after winning the second round of the National Beach Woodball Circuit in Bunjako on Sunday
In the corporate category, Erick Enabu continued his dominance in the men's field with 37 strokes, while Patience Tusubira of the Ministry of Public Service won the women's field with 51 strokes.
Uganda Woodball Federation Executive Member for the Buganda Region, Abdul Kiwanuka, thanked the participants for turning up in large numbers.
He assured them that the federation is committed to developing both grass and beach woodball to give athletes the opportunity to explore the areas where they hold a comparative advantage.
Over 100 participants turned up for the circuit.