Ugandan athletics leave for Australia
AIGP Andrew Sorowen (L), speaks to the athletees at Lugogo. Photo by Regina Nalujja
KAMPALA- The second batch of team Uganda has left for Gold Coast, Australia for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
A team of 13 runners, a javelin thrower and their coach Nalis Bigingo were flagged off on Tuesday afternoon at the National Sports Complex at Lugogo by AIGP Andrew Sorowen. The opening ceremony is on Wednesday and action begins Thursday.
Sorowen urged the team to have discipline and a spirit of ambassadorship. “Be disciplined, don’t shame us; listen to your coaches always,” Sorowen said. “When he tells you to slow down at some stage, do so because he knows why he’s telling you so.
“And run for the good of your country. Be good ambassadors.”
Marathon runners Solomon Mutai, Robert Chemonges, Jacob Kiplimo and Alex Chesakit will join them Saturday.
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