{"id":2658,"date":"2021-01-21T19:08:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T19:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2021-01-21T18:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:04:03","slug":"athletes-toil-as-uaf-calls-off-first-national-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/athletes-toil-as-uaf-calls-off-first-national-trials","title":{"rendered":"Athletes toil as UAF calls off first National Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The lack of quality facilities set up purposely for sport bites Uganda in many ways each year. Whereas the country misses out on hosting key continental or global events, it pierces sportsmen most with athletes now reeling.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) called off the First National Track and Field Trials because of lack of a venue.<\/p>\n<p>The event had been scheduled for Saturday originally at Namboole Stadium or Kyambogo University\u2019s grass track.<\/p>\n<p>But the unavailability of both venues means that runners and other field event athletes cannot get the year underway competitively yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Uganda government has taken over both facilities temporarily in national interest turning Namboole Stadium a holding health facility for Covid-19 patients and Kyambogo, a national voting tally centre for the Electoral Commission,\u201d read part of a press brief by UAF\u2019s Namayo Mawerere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federation regrets the sad decision but given the situation and national interest, it wasn\u2019t really a preferred option as preparation for Tokyo Olympics 2020 and other international competitions start in earnest,\u201d Mawerere said.<\/p>\n<p>The cancelled competition would have been the 2021 season opener since the outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUAF however assures the athletics fraternity of making efforts to secure a venue and reach a \u2018new normal\u2019 for the subsequent competitions which include the second Trials due February 6,\u201d added Mawerere.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics is the discipline which has most individuals qualified for the forthcoming Olympic Games with 19 of Team Uganda\u2019s 21 all runners. They are led by global icon Joshua Cheptegei.<\/p>\n<p><b>ATHLETES FOR OLYMPICS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Women: Halima Nakaayi (800m), Winnie Nanyondo (800m &amp; 1500m), Peruth Chemutai (3000m steeplechase), Stella Chesang &amp; Sarah Chelangat (5000m), Juliet Chekwel (Marathon) Men: Ronald Musagala (1500m), Albert Chemutai (3000m Steeplechase), Stephen Kissa (5000m), Joshua Cheptegei &amp; Abdallah Mande (10000m), *Fred Musobo, *Stephen Kiprotich, *Solomon Mutai, *Felix Chemonges, *Geoffrey Kusuro, *Jackson Kiprop &amp; *Robert Chemonges (*All Marathon)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. The lack of quality facilities set up purposely for sport bites Uganda in many ways each year. Whereas the country misses out on hosting key continental or global events, it pierces sportsmen most with athletes now reeling. 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