Sport in brief
Oct 19, 2009
<b>Union joins cancer fight</b> <br>RUGBY - Local rugby body URU has joined the Uganda National Breast Cancer Care Fund in the fight against breast cancer.
Union joins cancer fight
RUGBY - Local rugby body URU has joined the Uganda National Breast Cancer Care Fund in the fight against breast cancer. “We have partnered with the fund towards the promotion of breast cancer awareness. This year’s rugby 7s circuit will be dubbed ‘LETS GO PINK’, a sign of fight against cancer,†country manager Jacob Bukenya confirmed during a press briefing at Lugogo. Saturday 7s circuit at Kyadondo and the following Saturday (Oct. 31) at Kampala will be dedicated to cancer awareness.
Juveniles day
GAMES - Over 10 primary schools in Jinja are expected to take part in this year’s second edition of the one day juvenile games today at the Discovery Centre at Wairaka, along old Kakira road. Defending champions Wairaka Modern Primary School are expected to get a stiff challenge from Wanyange Primary School. They will compete in football, netball and volleyball.
Exams threaten varsities meet
GAMES - Champions Makerere have threatened to pull out of the 13th national university games due December 16-22. The university’s sports team will opt out of the games that collide with the start of university exams that start on December 7. “We can’t take students while they are getting set for exams. We are making consultations but if the dates don’t change, then Makerere will not participate,†NUSUFU secretary Patrick Sebuliba said.
NGO mends youths’ minds
GAMES - War Child Holland, an NGO working in Gulu is using sports as a way of mending the psychological torture the youths have under gone in the two decades of LRA insurgency in northern Uganda. The activities under the NGO’s psychosocial support project are being implemented in the sub counties of Anaka and Alero in Amuru district and Bobi in Gulu district. Felix Ojok, a social worker said the youths are involved in inter-parish league that will see a team winning at Sub County level.
Safety a must
RUGBY - Parents have urged local rugby governing body to prioritise the safety of players during training and competitions in schools. The parents, shocked with the increased rate of injuries among school players, attribute it to lack of qualified coaches. “It’s a good sport but the coaches handling our children seem not to be qualified for that level and URU must heed to our demands,†John Baptist Wasswa, a parent at St. Mary’s College Kisubi, said.
RUGBY - Local rugby body URU has joined the Uganda National Breast Cancer Care Fund in the fight against breast cancer. “We have partnered with the fund towards the promotion of breast cancer awareness. This year’s rugby 7s circuit will be dubbed ‘LETS GO PINK’, a sign of fight against cancer,†country manager Jacob Bukenya confirmed during a press briefing at Lugogo. Saturday 7s circuit at Kyadondo and the following Saturday (Oct. 31) at Kampala will be dedicated to cancer awareness.
Juveniles day
GAMES - Over 10 primary schools in Jinja are expected to take part in this year’s second edition of the one day juvenile games today at the Discovery Centre at Wairaka, along old Kakira road. Defending champions Wairaka Modern Primary School are expected to get a stiff challenge from Wanyange Primary School. They will compete in football, netball and volleyball.
Exams threaten varsities meet
GAMES - Champions Makerere have threatened to pull out of the 13th national university games due December 16-22. The university’s sports team will opt out of the games that collide with the start of university exams that start on December 7. “We can’t take students while they are getting set for exams. We are making consultations but if the dates don’t change, then Makerere will not participate,†NUSUFU secretary Patrick Sebuliba said.
NGO mends youths’ minds
GAMES - War Child Holland, an NGO working in Gulu is using sports as a way of mending the psychological torture the youths have under gone in the two decades of LRA insurgency in northern Uganda. The activities under the NGO’s psychosocial support project are being implemented in the sub counties of Anaka and Alero in Amuru district and Bobi in Gulu district. Felix Ojok, a social worker said the youths are involved in inter-parish league that will see a team winning at Sub County level.
Safety a must
RUGBY - Parents have urged local rugby governing body to prioritise the safety of players during training and competitions in schools. The parents, shocked with the increased rate of injuries among school players, attribute it to lack of qualified coaches. “It’s a good sport but the coaches handling our children seem not to be qualified for that level and URU must heed to our demands,†John Baptist Wasswa, a parent at St. Mary’s College Kisubi, said.