The marathon offered a variety of courses to accommodate different fitness levels and interests: a 5km fun run, a 10km race, a 21km half marathon, and the challenging 42km full marathon.
Uganda Radio Network Uganda Radio Network brings you a glimpse of vibrant moments as the Ugandan delegation floated down the Seine amid cheers from the crowd, and the rest of what transpired on the opening ceremony.
Athletes from different Universities across East Africa won medals in various sports disciplines including football, netball, volleyball, and athletics. The games climaxed when Ndejje was declared the overall winner after collecting 124 medals.
The games kicked off on Friday December 16th, 2022. At least 35 Universities from across East Africa are taking part in the games including Kenyatta, Dodoma, Makerere and Kyambogo Universities among others.
Uganda Police Forces-UPF Long-distance runner Martin Kiprotich Magengo won the National cross-country championships. The 22-year-old athlete, who secured the second position during the recent eastern cross country championships, won the 10km race after clocking 29:29.08.
This year’s edition was hosted by Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA in Mweya, Queen Elizabeth National Park under the theme: “Interforce Collaboration a key to Effective Wildlife Protection”.
Ethiopia emerged the winners of this year's CECAFA U-20 Women's champion after defeating Uganda with 3-2 during their final game played at the Njeru based FUFA technical center on Tuesday.
The procession was accompanied by Ministers, government officials parents and relatives of the athletes. Peruth Chemutai, the 3,000m steeplechase winner, was behind Cheptegei's car. Behind her was Jacob Kiplimo, the bronze medalist in the 10,000m race.
General Moses Ali, who presented president, Yoweri Museveni at the Celebrations urged the people of W. Nile to support the team to rise to a higher level beyond Uganda.
During the half marathon, a team of ten athletes was selected to represent Uganda in the upcoming 2020 IAAF half marathon championships due to take place in Poland next month.
The Ambassadors kicked off their day with a tour of a demonstration farm of Joel Cherop supported by the Netherlands at Kapenjuria Village in Kapchorwa village. They could later visit the Kiprotich National High Altitude Training Centre at Teryet, Kapchorwa where they toured the facility and engaged with World Cross Country champion Joshua Cheptegei, Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich, 2019 World Athletics gold medalist Halima Nakayi, middle distance runner Winnie Nanyondo and others.
