Juniors head straight to camp after Dar performance
May 03, 2016
The duo hit the qualifying mark over the weekend in Dar-es-Salaam during the Eastern Africa Junior championships.
There will be no rest for junior athletes Mercyline Chelangat and Martin Musau, who qualified for the IAAF World U-20 track and field championships, as they go straight to camp to start preparing for the event.
The duo hit the qualifying mark over the weekend in Dar-es-Salaam during the Eastern Africa Junior championships.
The team returned Monday evening and was received by the NCS assistant secretary David Katende.
"They are not going to go back home because they will lose focus. We are going to draw up a training programme for them,"said Abdallah Muhammad, the head of coaches in Uganda Athletics Federation.
National Council of Sports promised more help to developed more talent so as to stay competitive.