Timothy Mudoola Muwumba

NCS, UOC Flag Off Uganda’s🥇 Team To Dakar Youth Olympics 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🏉 Twenty five young athletes have this morning been dispatched to Dakar, Senegal to represent Uganda at the first ever Youth Olympic Games to be held on the African continent. The Games run from October 31st to November 13th.🇺🇬 🏊🏿 National Council of Sports General Secretary Dr Bernard Patrick Ogwel (representing Hon. Minister Peter Ogwang) and Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) President Dr. Donald Rukare performed the flag-off rituals at the Copper Chimney Restaurant in Lugogo, with UOC General Secretary Beatrice Ayikoru and NCS Assistant General Secretary (Technical) Milton Chebet in tow.🇺🇬 🚴🏿‍♀️Uganda has participated at every edition of the Youth Olympics since the first one in Singapore in 2010, but this will be the country's biggest contingent yet; the cream of the country's youngsters will compete in seven different disciplines - athletics, badminton, cycling, rowing, swimming, table tennis and rugby.🇺🇬 🏸 It is a great opportunity for the budding youngsters to gain the exposure and experience that will hold them in good stead as they look to walk the paths of Uganda's great Olympians. 🇺🇬 🏓Most famous among the youngsters is 11-year-old table tennis sensation Joseph Ssebatindira, who will captain Team Uganda along with swimmer Zara Marie Mbanga. The rest of the team is not likely to remain unknown for long either.🚣🏿‍♀️