Olympics

Olga Kharlan is a highly accomplished fencer from Ukraine, known for her exceptional skills with the sabre. She has won multiple Olympic and world championship titles in individual and team events. Kharlan’s determination and hard work have paid off, and she is widely regarded as one of the best fencers in the world. She has inspired many young athletes in ...

The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) officially launched the Olympism Full Circles Initiative. This happened at their headquarters in Lugogo, Kampala on Friday, 11th February, 2022. Uganda Olympic Committee president Dr. Donald Rukare graced the launch. Along with him, the UOC Olympic education, culture and legacy commission chairperson Ms Annet Nakamya, as well as sports teachers, attended. Furthermore, the initiative is ...

Uganda’s only Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe is hopeful of making it to the 100m breaststroke final. She will be making a debut at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, August 25. The 15-year-old Aga Khan High School student is set to compete in the 100 breast and 100m freestyle races at the games. She qualified to represent the country when she made ...

Ugandan marathon runners Immaculate Chemutai and Juliet Chekwel have successfully completed the Tokyo Olympics marathon. They finished in the 16th and 69th positions respectively. At the front of the marathon, a Kenyan 1-2 finished the event. Peres Jepchirchir won gold as she placed a time of 2:27.20 ahead of her compatriot Brigid Kosgei who crossed the finish line 16 seconds ...

Today is the day for the 5000m race and Ugandans have high expectations from Uganda’s Cheptegei and Kiplimo. The two athletes will also be aiming for first and second place. This is also their last shot at winning a medal at the Olympics this year. The only difference today is the distance of the races. However, just like the previous ...