UPSSA president hails growing participation in Primary Ball Games
Bwambale made the remarks as more than 5,000 young athletes gathered in Mubende District for this year's UPSSA ball games
UPSSA president William Bwambale addressing officials and participants in Mubende. PHOTO: Olivia Nakate
Uganda Primary Schools Sports Association (UPSSA) president William Bwambale has hailed the growing participation in primary school sports, saying the increasing number of districts taking part in the national ball games is a sign of the sport's growing impact across the country.
Bwambale made the remarks as more than 5,000 young athletes gathered in Mubende District for this year's UPSSA ball games, which have attracted 146 districts competing in six disciplines: handball, volleyball, khokho, netball, football, and woodball.
The games, which started on August 24, will run until September 4, bringing together pupils from different parts of Uganda in a competition aimed at identifying and nurturing sporting talent at primary school level.
He said UPSSA's main goal is to nurture young talent early and provide pupils with a foundation before they transition to secondary school.
"Sports now is a source of income because people value sports. Sports is a unifying factor. Pupils here come from different districts, so when they play together and eat together, that is unity itself," he said.
The games, therefore, serve not only as a platform for competition and talent identification but also as an opportunity for pupils from different communities to interact and build lasting relationships.
With the competition running until September 4, UPSSA hopes the games will continue to grow and inspire more young athletes across the country.