Nakiganda picks 6 medals on day 1
Jul 25, 2005
Nine medals, six of them gold, is what Haula Nakiganda managed to win on day one of the Africa Weightlifting Championships at Didis World, south of Kampala.
By Norman Katende
Women
48kg
1. Julia Matatiken 120kg
2. Haula Nakiganda 70
53kg
1. Soumaya (TUN) 170
2. Thouraya (TUN) 157
4. Kaitesi (UGA) 97.5
58kg
1. Loubaba (TUN) 170
2. Kouri (ALG) 155
63kg
1. Libaba (TUN) 171
2. Mouna (TUN) 161
Nine medals, six of them gold, is what Haula Nakiganda managed to win on day one of the Africa Weightlifting Championships at Didis World, south of Kampala.
Grand Imperial Hotel, Eleiko and Rio Insurance are facilitating the event with Scandinavian Express Service facilitating the national team.
The 15-year-old Nakiganda , who was lifting in the 48kg category snatched 30kg and clean and jerked 40kg to make a total of 70kg in the category, whose only other competitor was Julia Matatiken who lifted a total of 120kg.
She won three silver medals in the Africa seniors after finishing second in the snatch, clean and jerk and overall.
A medal is provided for each event. She also won gold medals both in the African Junior as Maitatiken was above the junior age bracket and East Africa championships.
But Uganda’s Milly Kaitesi failed to stand against the north Africans in the 53kg category, which was won by Fantanasi Soumaya from Tunisia. Soumaya is also the Mediterranean champion.
Kaitesi, settling for the three East African gold medals finished fourth in the five-woman competition. Other Ugandans were due to lift in the evening session.
Women
48kg
1. Julia Matatiken 120kg
2. Haula Nakiganda 70
53kg
1. Soumaya (TUN) 170
2. Thouraya (TUN) 157
4. Kaitesi (UGA) 97.5
58kg
1. Loubaba (TUN) 170
2. Kouri (ALG) 155
63kg
1. Libaba (TUN) 171
2. Mouna (TUN) 161
Nine medals, six of them gold, is what Haula Nakiganda managed to win on day one of the Africa Weightlifting Championships at Didis World, south of Kampala.
Grand Imperial Hotel, Eleiko and Rio Insurance are facilitating the event with Scandinavian Express Service facilitating the national team.
The 15-year-old Nakiganda , who was lifting in the 48kg category snatched 30kg and clean and jerked 40kg to make a total of 70kg in the category, whose only other competitor was Julia Matatiken who lifted a total of 120kg.
She won three silver medals in the Africa seniors after finishing second in the snatch, clean and jerk and overall.
A medal is provided for each event. She also won gold medals both in the African Junior as Maitatiken was above the junior age bracket and East Africa championships.
But Uganda’s Milly Kaitesi failed to stand against the north Africans in the 53kg category, which was won by Fantanasi Soumaya from Tunisia. Soumaya is also the Mediterranean champion.
Kaitesi, settling for the three East African gold medals finished fourth in the five-woman competition. Other Ugandans were due to lift in the evening session.