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Danito Nsubuga

Uganda Athletics has confirmed residential coaching camps for athletes making ready to participate on this yr’s Commonwealth Video games due in Glasgow, Scotland.

The athletes entered a three-week residential coaching camp on Monday, June 29 which is able to climax on July twenty third.

In accordance of the schedule, sprinters will camp in Hoima, whereas center and long-distance runners will practice in Bukwo on the Uganda Athletics Camp in addition to Arua Athletics Membership.

The 2026 Commonwealth video games are slated for July twenty third to August 2nd in Scotland.

The workforce has 17-athletes alongside 4 officers who will oversee the workforce throughout the Video games with 2020 Olympic champion over the 3000m girls’s steeplechase race Peruth Chemutai headlining the named workforce to surge for glory in Glasgow. Chemutai scooped bronze on the 2022 video games held in Birmingham.

On the 2022 version that was held in Birmingham, Uganda collected 5 medals with 4 coming from Athletics.

Victor Kiplangat turned the primary ever Ugandan to a win a commonwealth marathon, whereas Jacob Kiplimo surged to a double gold over the (10,000m and 5000m). Peruth Chemuta managed bronze within the 3000m steeplechase.

The opposite medal was collected by Uganda’s first ever feminine Commonwealth video games boxer Teddy Nakimuli, who claimed bronze on the earlier video games.

Uganda will compete in 10 disciplines on the 2026 Commonwealth Video games due subsequent month in Glasgow. The delegation will embody athletes in athletics, netball, boxing, 3×3 basketball, swimming, weightlifting, para powerlifting, para swimming, judo and observe biking.