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Uganda sends three athletes for World Military Games

Xinhua, October 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Uganda will be represented by three athletes at the 2015 World Military Games in Mungyeong, South Korea.

Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda, the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) spokesperson told Xinhua on Thursday that the three-man team has already traveled for the Games that run Oct. 2-10.

Head of Sports in the UPDF, Brig. Phinehas Katirima is the leader of delegation while top golfer Flavia Namakula, Simon Ayeko (steeplechase) and Mike Ssekabembe who won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

"Although it is a small team, we expect them to put up a good show," said Ankunda.

More than 6,000 athletes from 103 countries and regions are expected to participate in the Games in Mungyeong. The Games that are held every four years are used as a way to bring forces together and motivate them.

The Games feature archery, women's soccer, modern pentathlon, taekwondo, basketball, golf, parachuting and triathlon, cycling, judo, sailing, track and field, wrestling, marathon and shooting. Endit