In Brief
Oct 17, 2007
Kampala race on Saturday<br>Makerere University is to host the second Kampala Road race on Saturday. The event, starting at 9am, will take athletes round the university before finishing at the main sports ground.
Kampala race on Saturday
Makerere University is to host the second Kampala Road race on Saturday. The event, starting at 9am, will take athletes round the university before finishing at the main sports ground.
Kampala Athletics Association secretary John Bosco Bananuka said yesterday that the meet will be open to everybody. “It will be better for those intending to run in the MTN Kampala marathon,†he added. UPDF’s Henry Nyiiro kick-started the athletics season by winning the Uhuru Road Race in Nakawa a fortnight ago.
Mbarara calling
The Uganda Archery Federation on Saturday launched the game in Mbarara district. Charles Tumwesigye, the Mbarara University senior sports tutor, who officiated at the ceremony praised the federation for extending game in all regions in the country saying it would help Ugandans to love the game and exploit their talents.
Musitafa Mwesigye, the federation general secretary explained that the game involves shooting at targets using bows and arrows.
Egyptians flee
Two Egyptian heavyweight boxers abandoned their team-mates and disappeared after arriving in the United States for the World Boxing Championships.
Wael Talaat, director of the Egyptian Boxing Association, said Emad Abdel-Halim and Ahmed Samir went missing shortly after the team arrived at a U.S. airport. He did not say why the two boxers had fled, but several Egyptian athletes, mainly boxers and wrestlers, have done the same in the past to seek better career opportunities.
Makerere University is to host the second Kampala Road race on Saturday. The event, starting at 9am, will take athletes round the university before finishing at the main sports ground.
Kampala Athletics Association secretary John Bosco Bananuka said yesterday that the meet will be open to everybody. “It will be better for those intending to run in the MTN Kampala marathon,†he added. UPDF’s Henry Nyiiro kick-started the athletics season by winning the Uhuru Road Race in Nakawa a fortnight ago.
Mbarara calling
The Uganda Archery Federation on Saturday launched the game in Mbarara district. Charles Tumwesigye, the Mbarara University senior sports tutor, who officiated at the ceremony praised the federation for extending game in all regions in the country saying it would help Ugandans to love the game and exploit their talents.
Musitafa Mwesigye, the federation general secretary explained that the game involves shooting at targets using bows and arrows.
Egyptians flee
Two Egyptian heavyweight boxers abandoned their team-mates and disappeared after arriving in the United States for the World Boxing Championships.
Wael Talaat, director of the Egyptian Boxing Association, said Emad Abdel-Halim and Ahmed Samir went missing shortly after the team arrived at a U.S. airport. He did not say why the two boxers had fled, but several Egyptian athletes, mainly boxers and wrestlers, have done the same in the past to seek better career opportunities.