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NCS TOURS KARAMOJA SUB REGION, INSPECTS WORKS ON THE TERYET TRAINING FACILITY

National Council of Sports has visited Moroto as part of the District Sports Tours in the Karamoja sub-region.

The main objective of the District Tours is to plan, organize and promote sports activities within the District up to national level in conjunction with District Associations.

NCS recognizes the pivotal role played by District local governments as key stakeholders in the development of community/grassroots sports development. NCS district sports outreaches is one of the ways/strategies to grow Sports at the grassroots.

GUIDELINES ON HOSTING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENTS AND PARTICIPATION OF NATIONAL TEAMS IN REGIONAL, CONTINENTAL AND GLOBAL SPORTS EVENTS

ATTENTION:
HEADS OF NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS/ FEDERATIONS

Pursuant to Article 3, (vi) which states “Subject to the general or specific directions of the Minister, the Council shall have sole management of the property, policy and activities of the Council”, therefore considering the above, the following management guidelines have been issued for immediate implementation by National Council of Sports (NCS) and National Sports Federations as follows: -

NCS VIRTUALLY CONVENES 8TH NATIONAL FORUM OF SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS ON PROGRESS OF SPORTS POLICY FRAMEWORK

The 8th National Sports Forum for Heads of National Sports Associations/Federations has virtually convened today. The Forum is chaired by the Minister of state for Sports, Honorable Denis Hamson Obua as stipulated in Article 17 of the National Council of Sports Statutory Instrument No.38 to convene the participatory meeting at least once every three months with National Sports Associations/Federations.

DAVID EMONG CLAIMS BRONZE AT THE 2020 TOKYO PARALYMPIC GAMES

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Uganda was represented by 4 athletes in Para sports disciplines of Athletics, Badminton and Swimming. Uganda finished in 78th overall position with 1 Bronze Medal won by David Emong in the Men’s T46 1500m Event in a Personal Best time of 3:53.51 at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo to enrich is sports profile that also has a Silver medal from the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and Gold at the 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships.

HISTORIC MOMENT AS PERUTH CHEMUTAI BECOMES UGANDA’S FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS

On 09th July 2021, the President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady/Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Museveni, flagged off a delegation of 25 athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from 23rd July to 08th August 2021. This being the biggest contingent Uganda has ever presented with a bigger female representation of 13 females than 12 males to the quadrennial Games.

IZUMISANO CITY TO HOST FIRST BATCH OF TEAM UGANDA TO TOKYO OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES FOR PRE-GAMES TRAINING CAMP

Uganda’s first batch to the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo Japan have set off for a Pre-games Training Camp in the city of Izumisano, Japan.

The delegation comprising of athletes from Boxing, Swimming and Weightlifting have today been flagged off by the Hon. Hamson Denis Obua, Minister of State for Education and Sports (Sports) at National Council of Sports offices in Lugogo. The delegation headed by Mr. David Katende, Assistant General Secretary/ Technical departs tomorrow 18th June 2021 and will arrive in Izumisano on 19th June 2021.

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