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Uganda At The Commonwealth Games
Uganda has competed in fifteen Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ..., from 1954. Medallists List of medallists Overall medal tally With 39 medals, Uganda ranked eighteenth as of 2008 in the all-time tally of medals. References External linksNOC Uganda {{Associations at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorcus Inzikuru
230px Dorcus Inzikuru (born 2 February 1982 in Vurra, Arua District) is a Ugandan track and field athlete, competing in the steeplechase. She won the inaugural world title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus". It was misspelled in her passport, and the mistake was perpetuated when she entered international races. Career Inzikuru won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, finishing behind Meseret Defar, and Tirunesh Dibaba. She also won at cross country, beating all-comers at the Eurocross meeting that year. 2005 World Championships In 2005, at the World Championships, in Helsinki, Finland, Inzikuru ended Uganda's 33-year wait for an athletics world title, winning the inaugural women's 3000 m steeplechase event, in a time of 9:18.24 (at the time, the sixth best performance ever). Inzikuru only became aware of the $60,000 prize after winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesi Odongo
Kesi or KESI may refer to: People * Kesi (Ganadhara), 6th century Jain monk and leader of an order of monks * Kesi Afalava (born 1961), American football player * N. Kesi (1918–2015), Indian Carnatic flautist * Pat Kesi (born 1973), American football player * Sampan Kesi (born 1999), Thai footballer * Kesi (rapper), stage name of Danish rapper and songwriter Oliver Kesi Chambuso (born 1992) KESI * Korea Elevator Safety Institute, a South Korean government agency * KESI, a Texas-based radio station now known as KVLY (FM) * "KESI", a 2021 song from '' Mis Manos'' by Camilo Other uses * Kesi (tapestry), a very luxurious form of Chinese silk tapestry * Kyethi, also spelled Kesi, a town in Burma See also * Kessi, Brazilian footballer Kessi Isac dos Santos (born 1994) * Kešši Kešši (also romanized as Keshshi, with the diacritics omitted) or Kešše is the eponymous protagonist of a narrative of Hurrian origin known from Hattusa and Amarna. Fragments of versions in Hurrian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 British Empire And Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the second Games held in the United Kingdom, and the second held under the name British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya and the Isle of Man. The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since. Venues The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park in the centre of Cardiff. A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the event. The Sophia Gardens Pavilion was used for the boxing and wrestling even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kawere
Thomas Nseremye Kawere also known as Tom Kawere (1 June 1927 – 5 December 2021) was a Ugandan professional boxer and a former coach of The Uganda National Boxing Team which also known "The Bombers". He was the first Ugandan and East African to win a medal in an international boxing tournament, securing a silver medal at the Commonwealth games in 1958. Early life and education Thomas Kawere was born on 1 June 1927. He was a grand child of Stanislas Mugwaanya who served as a chief in the Buganda Kingdom. He attended secondary school at Namilyango College, where his engagement with boxing began in 1945. Despite being an all-rounder, doing well in football, cricket, and athletics, Kawere decided to focus on boxing after a cricket injury. He captained the Namilyango College boxing team from 1945 to 1949. He went on to Loughborough College to study physical education in the UK. Career Kawere became boxer in Namilyago College in 1944 where he served as the school team captain fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 British Empire And Commonwealth Games
The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war Games, the second Canadian Games after the inaugural event in Hamilton and the first event since the name change from British Empire Games took effect in 1952. It was at these games that the "Miracle Mile" took place between Roger Bannister and John Landy at Empire Stadium. This was the first time these two (and at that time the only two) sub- four-minute mile runners appeared in the same race, and also the first time two runners broke four minutes in the same race. On the same afternoon, Jim Peters, the holder of the world best time for the marathon, entered the stadium 17 minutes ahead of his nearest rival, but collapsed on his final lap, and never completed the race. The games were attended by 24 nations and 662 competitors. Venu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Etolu
Patrick Etolu (17 March 1935 – 24 December 2013) was a Ugandan high jumper. He was born in Soroti District, Eastern Region, Uganda. He won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and won the high jump at the 1953 Central African Games. Biography Etolu competed internationally at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he won the silver medal in the high jump with a jump of . In doing so, he became the first athlete to win a medal for Uganda at the Commonwealth Games. Two years later in November 1956 in Bombay, Etolu cleared . This set a national record which stood until May 1999. One month later he was part of the maiden Ugandan team that competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He finished in equal 12th place in the high jump with a jump of . Etolu won the British AAA Championships title at the 1958 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, he finished in fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2014 Commonwealth Games
Athletics was one of ten core sports that appeared at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. As a founding sport, athletics has appeared consistently since its introduction at the 1911 Inter-Empire Games; the recognised precursor to the Commonwealth Games. The competition took place between Sunday 27 July and Saturday 2 August at the temporarily modified Hampden Park, Scotland's national football stadium. The programme commenced with 42km195m marathon, which started and finished at Glasgow Green and included 6 parathletics events throughout. Racewalking events were dropped from the programme for 2014 – a move condemned by walking athletes. The meet was dominated, in terms of golds won, by Kenya, Jamaica who won 10 gold medals apiece and Australia with eight gold medals, though gold and other medals were distributed among 21 teams, and England took away the most medals, 27 including 13 silver medals. Kenya dominated the distance events, and Jamaica the sprint events, but bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014. Glasgow was selected as the host city on 9 November 2007 during CGF General Assembly in Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, defeating Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria. It was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Scotland with around 4,950 athletes from 71 different nations and territories competing in 18 different sports, outranking the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. The Games received acclaim for their organisation, attendance, and the public enthusiasm of the people of Scotland, with CGF chief executive Mike Hooper hailing them as "the standout games in the history of the movement" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2010 Commonwealth Games
The Athletics (sport), athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14 October. A total of 46 athletics events were contested, which made it the sport with the second greatest number of medals on offer after the Aquatics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, aquatics competition. The programme was almost identical to that of the Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 edition, with the sole exception being the men's 50 km race walk, which was dropped. As in 2006, three men's and three women's Paralympic athletics, disability athletics events were contested alongside the Open (sport), open competition. Each of the Commonwealth Games Associations could send a maximum of three participants per event and a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 4352 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games to date. It was also the largest international multi-sport event to be staged in Delhi and India, eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main stadium of the event. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time they were held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. It was also the first time a Commonwealth republic hosted the games, second in a country not presently headed by the British monarch since Malaysia in 1998. The official mascot of the Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (born 2 September 1986 in Singare) is a Ugandan long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres. He was the bronze medallist in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He represented Uganda at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, coming fourth over 5000 m. Kipsiro has won medals in the 5000 m at the African Championships in Athletics and the All-Africa Games. He completed a 5000/ 10,000 metres double at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is a four-time Ugandan cross country champion having won every race from 2008 to 2011. Career First African and world medals He made his first senior international appearance at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, running in the heats of the 5000 metres. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he came seventh in the 5000 m. Kipsiro placed in the top thirty of both the long and short races at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. However, it was on the track that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
