Chesang 18, entered the race, fresh from the Olympic games but her experience from the summer games did not help her to outsprint world-class juniors in the long-distance race.
Siviwe Katembo 33, was shot dead together with his girlfriend whose identity is yet to be identified. Their driver escaped with serious injuries as he tried to get away from the scene.
Nyakato who is sponsored by the Uganda Athletics Federation will enter the games with a pedigree of holding the Africa record in the 800M race, which she broke in the Africa Deaf Athletics Championships in 2019 where she posted 2:08:3 seconds and won gold.
Uganda had a $1.1 billion trade deficit with Tanzania at the end of 2020/21 financial year according to Bank of Uganda trade statistics. And it's the first time Uganda’s trade deficit and import bill with a neighboring country exceeded a billion dollar.
