UWA Athletics CLUB

ourism to the country and the world at large. This has been and is still being achieved as most club athletes have promoted Uganda’s wildlife conservation / tourism areas during major athletics events like Common Wealth and Olympic Games. Special appreciations go to UWA Management led by UWA Executive Director Dr. Andrew G. Seguya for the continued support extended towards club activities and especially during club trainings and club competitions. UWA athletics Club annually organizes an Annual General Meeting (AGM) after every end of season were club members get informed of activities that the club and athletes will be engaged in during the coming season. Currently, the club has an executive body comprised of seven UWA senior staff headed by Mr. Sabila M. Chemonges as the club patron and Mr. Fredrick Kizza as the Executive Chairperson. The club also has an administration team that runs the day today activities and these are listed as follows:-
1. Mr. Mwanje Yusuf (Club administrator)
2. Ndiwa Rodgers (Club Coach)
3. Kasajja Raphael (Club Coach)
4. Musagala Ronald (Club Captain)
5. Ms. Nakaayi Halima (Assistant Captain – Women)
6. Yerican Felix (Assistant Captain – Men)

UWA Athletics Club operates within the following parameters:-

1. Identify promising talented athletes from among-st UWA staff and or communities living adjacent to Uganda’s conservation areas and later join them onto the club.

2. Train and develop such identified talents to become the world’s leading athletes in the various athletics events.

3. Expose such developed talents to both National and international athletics sports events. Currently the club has a total of 15 fully recruited athletics staff and over 20 athletics volunteers that represent the organization at major athletics events in the country and the world. Some of these athletes include:-

1. Musagala Ronald (Holds a National Record for 1500m in Uganda)
2. Toroitich Timothy
3. Mayanja Abu
4. Yerican Felix
5. Opiny Leonard
6. Obuto Solomon
7. Etiau Rashid
8. Wabutwa Farid
9. Nanyondo Winnie
10. Halima Nakaayi
11. Nabirye Nasiiba
12. Chebet Annet
13. Among-st others. The club has gazetted two training grounds where our athletes train at-least 4 – 5 times in a week. These venues were identified so as to provide the best trainings for our professional athletes. The venues are:-

1. Nambole National stadium;- The club uses the outer running track of the stadium to train athletes that run short and middle distances. These are coached by Mr. Kasajja Raphael.

2. UWA Wagagai High altitude sports training center: - At the altitude of 2,420m above sea level, the club has established an endurance training center at a place called Teryet. This is also the home of UWA athletics club long distance runners / road runners and also a center where all other professional clubs of UWA like UWA football club go when they want to train for endurance. The long distance team at this center is trained by Coach Ndiwa Rodgers. For more information about the club, kindly pass by UWA sports offices at UWA head office in kamwokya or at Mt. Elgon Conservation Area head offices in Mbale. You can alternatively send an E-mail to the club administrator who also doubles as UWA sports officer on [email protected].