As we gear towards our 5th of the 7 planned National Athletics Trials in Namboole this Saturday 26th April 2025, we are glad to flag off our Youth and Junior Teams for the Eastern Africa Championship in Dar el Salaam on Friday 25th – Saturday 26th April 2025.
Our beloved President of UAF Mr. Domenic Otucet will lead a contingent of 30 Athletics and Officials to the Championship aboard Uganda Airlines at 8.00 pm today- 23rd April 2025. This is our largest contingents to this annual event, having competitors for both the U-18 and U-20 categories as listed below.
Under 18
1. Kipyeko Dan – 1500m JOCDEF
2. Salimo Akram – 3000m TORORO
3. Krube F Jaffar – 800m AIRFORCE S.S
4. Osuta Diston – 200m, 400m TEREGO
5. Semwanga Terry – 100m/200m AGA KHAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
6.Otim David Beckham – Long Jump LAYIBI
7.Chebet Kezia – 3000m JOCDEF
8. Chebet Isella – 3000m UGANDA POLICE
9. Chemutai Teddy – 800m TORORO
10. Chebet Zumura – 800m TORORO
11. Atyang Mary – 200m TORORO
12. Acan Agnes – 100m, 200m GOMBE S.S
Under 20
1. Cherotich Victor – 5,000m Uganda Prisons
2. Chemutai Hosea – 5,000m Uganda Prisons
3. Sande Jacob – 800m Uganda Police
4. Chebet Isaiah – 800m JOCDEF
5. Ayikoecora Ivan – 200m, 400m TEREGO
6. Epodoi Hanania – 100m, 200m TEREGO
7. Chekwemoi Felistar – 1500m Uganda Police
8. Cherop Charity – 5,000m Uganda Police
9. Cherop Rispar – 3000m/5000m Uganda Police
10. Yeko Bentalin -3000m Uganda Police
11. Chekwemoi Brenda – 1500m Uganda Police
12. Awat Mary – 100m, 200m, 400m GOMBE S.S
13. Mbabazi Peace Teopista – 200m, 400m OLD KAMPALA
Officials
1. Mr. Otucet Dominic
2. Mr. Kosgei Issa
3. Mr. Okoel Peter
4. Mr. Ocilagye Pius
5. Ms. Cheptoyek Ziana
World Athletics Relays
Meanwhile for the very first time Uganda has qualified a team for 4 x 400m Mix Relays to the World Athletics Relays to take place 10th – 11th May 2025 in Guangzhou China.
The team entered for the prestigious event comprises entirely of home based athletes who were responsible for this qualification as follows
- Godfrey Chan Wengo – Ndejje University
- Maureen Akiiki Banura – Uganda Police
- Adoli Haron – Uganda Prisons
- Shida Leni – Uganda Police
The team was able to achieve this historic feat after a series of trials during our National trails in Namboole and later in the Kenyan Selection trials in Nyayo Stadiun where they ran a time of 3:19.93 giving them a chance of qualification by ranking.
Enroute to their qualification Shida Leni rewrote the Women’s 400m National record to 51.25 bettering her own previous time of 51.47 achieved in Kampala in 2019, and Adoli Haron achieved a Seasonal best performance in the Men’s 400m of 45.72 in Botswana
The reopening of Namboole National Stadium has been a great blessing to our home-based athletes leading to general improvement of athletes performance and discovery of new talents
As Uganda Athletics Federation celebrates 100 Years of existence under the theme ‘ ‘Celebrating and Sustaining Athletics Excellence, we have certainly had a great start to our Athletics Season so far.