Team Uganda ready for Commonwealth Games

Jul 24, 2022

The contingent including rugby, table tennis, squash, weightlifting, and swimming conducted their Covid-19 tests at the Uganda Olympic Committee on Saturday.

Rugby 7s team poses with the Games Guide magazine. Photos by Ricard Sanya

Johnson Were
Journalist @New Vision

Uganda's team to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games flys out to England on Sunday.

The contingent including rugby, table tennis, squash, weightlifting, and swimming conducted their Covid-19 tests at the Uganda Olympic Committee on Saturday.

Michael Kawooya and Paul Kadoma receive their copies

Michael Kawooya and Paul Kadoma receive their copies

UOC/CGAU President, Donald Rukare receives the magazine from Johnson Were of Vision Group

UOC/CGAU President, Donald Rukare receives the magazine from Johnson Were of Vision Group

Team captains, coaches, and athletes expressed their readiness in defending Uganda’s flag.

“We are ready, my athletes including Charles Kagimu have been training and I know we are going to get great results,” Uganda Cycling Association president Sam’Mahaba’ Muwonge told Vision Sport.

Tendo Mukalazi, Kirabo Namutebi and Tonnie Kasujja receive their copies

Tendo Mukalazi, Kirabo Namutebi and Tonnie Kasujja receive their copies

She Cranes team poses with the magazines

She Cranes team poses with the magazines

Squash players Michael Kawooya and Paul ‘Kadoma’ Kasirye also noted that they have more than enough experience to perform better than in their previous outings.

The teams traveling on Sunday include wrestling, while those leaving on Monday include para-swimming, badminton, boxing, netball, and cycling.

Rugby 7s players peruse the mmagazine

Rugby 7s players peruse the mmagazine

Meanwhile, after the tests, Vision Group handed over the Commonwealth Games guide magazines to all the athletes and officials on the team.

The members appreciated Vision Group's initiative to have a magazine for them that will also act as souvenirs for them.  

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