Abdu Wasike
5 June 2011
Nearly forty years after the late John Akii-Bua (RIP) won Uganda’s only Olympic gold to late, his legacy is still celebrated like the victory lap he took in Munich, Germany.
Today, athletes converge at Namboole to compete in the 13th edition of the Akii-Bua Memorial Track and Field Athletics Championships involving 15 events.
This also coincides with the Eastern Africa Senior Championships where a national team of 10 runners travelled to Tanzania.
This means female sprinters Emilly Nanziri, Justine Bayiga, Agnes Aneno and Halima Nakaayi will miss the annual event. Male sprinters Demus Praise, Geoffrey Akena, Waiswa Lukungu, Inya Lazarus and Ben Siwa also made the trip down south where Uganda will also field two relay teams.
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Excerpt from:
Uganda: Athletes to Remember Fallen Hero Akii-Bua