Norman Katende
4 June 2011
JUSTINE Bayigga sprinted to 100m victory at the Eastern Africa Senior Athletics Championship in Dar-es-Salaam on Friday.
Bayigga’s gold was the second for Uganda after the women grabbed a similar medal in the short relays.
The annual championship will end today.
On the domestic front, athletes will be battling to qualify for the World Championship and the All Africa Games by taking part in the Akii Bua Memorial meet due at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole today.
The event is held in memory of Akii Bua who won a 400m hurdles gold at the 1972 Olympic Games.
The world show will be held in South Korea in August while the All Africa Games are set for Mozambique in September.
Meanwhile, Martin Toroitich is up against top names from other countries at the Indonesia International 10km running race. Action is also on today.
AllAfrica – All the Time
See more here:
Uganda: Bayigga Secures Gold, Akii Bua Memorial On