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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Ambala Atuhaire and Adnan Kabuye have been offered a chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on merit.<\/p>\n

The two are in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with their coach Muzafaru Muwanguzi for the Cana Swim Camp that started yesterday and climaxes with the Cana Grand Prix \u2013 an Olympic qualification competition \u2013 on May 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

However, theirs is a herculean task as they must first beat the disorientation of not competing in over a year, let alone the inconsistent training schedules since Covid-19 hit and led to the total suspension of sports from March to September 2020.<\/p>\n

Ugandan swimming is yet to recover from that limbo with the National Championships postponed till September.\u201cWe have worked for two weeks to put them in the kind of shape they need to be in to participate in the camp,\u201d Muwanguzi said.<\/p>\n

The camp is led by world swimming governing body Fina\u2019s head of coaching commission Graham Hill, who coached top South African swimmer Chad Le Clos for 16 years till 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe camp brings together some of the top swimmers and coaches on the continent and I\u2019m looking forward to learning more and to work with some top coaches,\u201d he added, as the team was being flagged off on Friday at Hotel Africa \u2013 where they trained at a subsidised price.<\/p>\n

While Hill helped Le Clos upset Michael Phelps to the 200m butterfly gold at the 2012 Olympics in London, Uganda\u2019s duo only hope that he can weave the magic wand that could lead them to Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Kabuye, who represented Uganda at the Fina World Junior Championships in Hungary in 2019, will need to dig deep. His best times in the 50m and 100m freestyle are 25.00 and 56.05 seconds.<\/p>\n

These would have taken him to London nine years ago but the Olympic Selection Time is 22.67 and 50.03 in the respective events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time we\u2019ve to turn things around after Covid-19 is not enough but all we need now is the right mindset, then we can leave the rest to God,\u201d Kabuye said.Atuhaire clocked 24.69 and 53.89 in the 50m and 100m freestyle, respectively, when he represented Uganda in the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreparation time is not an issue now. It is just about what you put into the race. I\u2019m going to swim my best and get as much experience from the camp as I can,\u201d Atuhaire, who was based in Thailand on a swimming scholarship pre-Covid, said.<\/p>\n

Wild card chance<\/b><\/p>\n

Group II actions kickoff<\/b><\/p>\n

Atuhaire\u2019s participation in Gwangju means that if Uganda does not automatically qualify an athlete between now and the June 27 deadline, he stands a high chance of taking the country\u2019s wild card invitation to Japan.<\/p>\n

mmuziransa@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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