Sekyaya toast of weights championship

CHARLES Ssekyaaya was the toast of the national weightlifting championships, after lifting to a personal best during the event at Wandegeya on Sunday

Weightlifting championship
56kg: I. Katamba 212kg
62kg: C. Ssekyaaya 226kg
69kg: D. Semambo 195kg
77kg: K. Batuusa 237kg
85kg: G. Baligeya 252kg
94kg: E. Waiswa 205kg
105kg: D. Kalyango 195kg

CHARLES Ssekyaaya was the toast of the national weightlifting championships, after lifting to a personal best during the event at Wandegeya on Sunday, reports Norman Katende.

Sekyaya, who is preparing for the Africa Youth Championships due in Rabat, Morocco and the inaugural Singapore Youth Olympics, snatched 95kg and clean and jerked 131kg to register a total of 226kg.

His previous total in the category was 215kg set at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India over a year back.
“I am working hard in order to finish in a noble position at the youth Olympics,” said Ssekyaya.