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Athletics Gets Gold at Last.
Byline: Sande Bashaija
The Ugandan anthem was finally played at a major championship yesterday after a four-year wait. The last time the Ugandan flag was hoisted so high in a major sporting event was at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where Dorcus Inzikuru and Boniface Kiprop won gold.
The duo has fast faded off the scene and a new sporting heroine was born as the Africa Senior Championships came to a climax at Nyayo stadium yesterday.
Sarah Nambawa became the first Ugandan to win triple jump gold on continental level after leaping to a new 13.95-metre national record. "I feel very happy.
I feel very proud," the 26-year-old athlete said. Uganda's …
