Uganda will as soon as once more increase its flag excessive on the regional skating stage as two of the nation’s prime golf equipment Entebbe Metropolis Rollers Membership and Entebbe Complete College arrive in Rwanda to compete within the third version of the East African Pace Skating Marathon.
The occasion, scheduled to happen on the Amahoro Nationwide Stadium on thirteenth December, marks the primary time the marathon will probably be hosted outdoors Uganda. The earlier two editions had been efficiently organised by Entebbe Metropolis Rollers Membership in Entebbe, giving this 12 months’s championship a contemporary setting and heightened regional anticipation.
A delegation of 26 members, together with athletes, officers, and supportive mother and father, departed Uganda on Wednesday night by bus, able to showcase willpower, ability, and keenness.
Each golf equipment have earned a repute for excellence, with Entebbe Complete Secondary College notably reigning as champions of the first-ever East African Colleges Pace Skating Championships.
Their participation underscores Uganda’s rising dedication to nurturing younger skating expertise and strengthening regional sporting ties.
This 12 months’s marathon options 4 aggressive classes, structured to accommodate various age teams and ability ranges, the Senior Males (19+ years) 42 km full marathon, Senior Ladies (19+ years) & Ages 17–18 for the 21 km half marathon, Ages 15–16 for 12 km race with the Ages 13–14 taking part within the 10 km race.
All members will obtain certificates of participation, whereas the highest three performers in each the lads’s and girls’s classes will take residence medals and money prizes.
Crew captain Himran Sserumaga, who leads the Ugandan delegation, expressed confidence and optimism forward of the competitors.
“We’re prepared and ready to participate within the East African Pace Skating Marathon in Rwanda. Rwanda appears like residence to us as we now have been right here on many events, and this time we include expertise from the 2 earlier marathons in Entebbe,” mentioned Sserumaga.
Regardless of their readiness, Sserumaga highlighted notable challenges affecting the crew’s journey and preparations.
“The challenges we face vary from lack of ordinary competitors rollers to restricted assist from the Federation and Nationwide Council. This occasion is basically powered by ardour and love for the game from the members,” he added.
Because the competitors unfolds in Kigali, Uganda’s two consultant golf equipment carry not solely athletic ambition however the spirit of resilience that continues to outline the nation’s rising skating group.
