By URN
The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has confirmed the date for the first edition of the 2024 regional cross country Championships.
According to Dominic Otuchet, the President of the Uganda Athletics Federation-UAF, the championships will held be on Saturday at Tuban playgrounds in Kapchorwa Municipality.
He says that the championship is meant to give opportunities to talented athletes throughout the entire region of the country and is also geared towards preparing them for competitive and reputable participation at the National Cross Country Championships in Tororo.
“We’ve started with Kapchorwa because, the ground we will use for a school, so we need it before schools open,” said Otuchet.
Otuchet emphasized that team managers are obliged to record their athletes for UAF clearance to participate in the competition in adherence to UAF policies. In this year’s championships, over 1,000 runners are expected to register for the 2024 edition following that, it is a first cross-country race opener.
The senior category will be 10km and 8km for the junior.
Patrick Cheboto, the Coach Rosa Associate Management agency, says, the training schedules were intended to record a great presentation at the Championships. “Our training sessions are well planned and aim for success at the event,” said Cheboto.
