Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Boxing Team, the Bombers will return empty handed from the ongoing World Paris Olympic Games qualifiers, in Busto Arsizio, Italy. All four boxers who represented the country have now been eliminated, with the team captain, Joshua Tukamuhebwa, being the last to …
Read More »Olympics Boxing Qualifiers: Uganda comes out empty handed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Boxing Team, the Bombers, failed to secure a single Olympic slot through the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers tournament held in Dakar, Senegal. All six boxers who represented the country in the Dakar qualifiers were eliminated, including the team captain, Joshua Tukamuhebwa. …
Read More »Six boxers picked to participate in olympic qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Olympic Committee- UOC has selected six boxers to take part in the upcoming Boxing Olympic Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal 2023. The six boxers include bomber captain Joshua Tukamuhebwa (63kgs), Jonathan Kyobe (57kgs), Isaac Zebra Ssenyange (71kgs), Grace Nakinga (50kgs), Shafik Mawanda (51kgs), and former …
Read More »Paris 2024 first test event to be held in Marseille in July
Paris, France | Xinhua | With less than 500 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the organizers unveiled the testing program late Thursday, with the first test event to take place in Marseille from 9 to 16 July, when the city’s marina will host …
Read More »OC receives ‘widespread support’ for recommendations on Russian, Belarusian athletes
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee said there is “overwhelming support” from the Olympic community for its recommendations on the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes. The IOC has released six recommendations to International Federations (IFs) and international sports event organizers that would allow athletes with Russian …
Read More »Former MP Odonga Otto should stop misleading Ugandans on sports
COMMENT | Felix Okuye | Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Odonga Otto claims that if he was made the sports minister, Uganda would have already qualified for the World Cup, and would be regulars at the soccer finals. “If I were the Minister for Sports in Uganda, I would take …
Read More »Beijing Winter Olympics become the most watched games in U.S. despite ‘diplomatic boycott’
Washington, USA | Xinhua | More than 100 million Americans have watched the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where many U.S. athletes continue to show their talents, skills and sportsmanship, and share memorable experiences inside and outside competition venues. With a boom in streaming services and a habitual use of …
Read More »Xi visits Winter Olympic facilities, confident of success
Xi urges stepping up final preparations for successful Winter Olympics Beijing, China | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged organizers to continue to work hard in the final stages of their preparations to ensure the complete success of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Xi, also general …
Read More »Uganda’s Emong Wins Bronze
Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s most decorated Para-athlete David Emong has once again lifted Uganda’s flag high by winning a bronze medal in men’s 1500m T46 category at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games. In a highly contested race, the star para-athlete emerged third in a time of …
Read More »Museveni hosts Uganda Olympic team
🔴 🇺🇬 medalists ◉ Cheptegei GOLD & SILVER ◉ Chemutai GOLD ◉ Kiplimo BRONZE Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medalists Joshua Cheptegei, Peruth Chemutai and Jacob Kiplimo will lead the Uganda Olympic team as the country celebrates their performance at a state reception at Kololo today. The Olympics …
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