As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games draw closer, we take a look at Shadiri Bwogi’s profile, a Ugandan boxer.

Name: Shadiri Bwogi

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kampala

Birth Country: Uganda

Place of residence: Kampala

Residence Country: Uganda

Background: Shadiri works as a car salesman and fashion model in Kampala, Uganda. He was born in Naguru to Musa Kimera, a former boxer and Jamirah Mbabazi Ayikoru.

Highlights: Bwogi started boxing in 2009 with East Coast Boxing Club. His maiden national team appearance was in 2014 in the light welterweight division, where he represented Uganda in Tanzania’s Nyerere Cup. He has since represented Uganda at 2017 African Championships in Congo-Brazzaville. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia he defeated Merven Clair of Mauritius to qualify for the mens 69 kg quarter finals but lost to England’s Pat McCormack.

2020 Tokyo Olympics Initial Participation pending progress;

Men’s Welter Weight (63-69kg) Round of 32

Date and Time: Sat 24 July (7:24am -1:54pm EAT)
Venue: Ryōgoku Kokugikan

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games draw closer, we take a look at Kathleen Grace Noble’s profile, a Ugandan rower.

Names: Kathleen Grace Noble

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Luwero

Birth Country: Uganda

Place of residence: Salt Lake City, UT

Residence Country: United States of America

Background: Her parents moved from Ireland to Uganda in 1993. Her father Gerry provided health services at Kiwoko Hospital while her mother Moira was a teacher at Kampala International School. She works as a laboratory technician at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America.

Highlights: Noble has competed in swimming for Uganda and set a national record in the 50m butterfly. She took up rowing in 2014 while studying at Princeton University in the United States of America. Her maiden rowing championship for Uganda was during the 2016 World Rowing U-23 event held in Rotterdam, Holland.

2020 Tokyo Olympics Initial Participation pending progress;

Women’s Single Sculls Heat 1-6

Date and Time: Fri July 23 (3:30am – 4:20am EAT)
Venue: Sea Forest Waterway

Ugandan long distance runner Jacob Kiplimo has been listed among the 100 athletes to watch ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

World Athletics curated the list that mentioned Kiplimo who has “fascinating” story just like the other 99 athletes that will be “worth following as the Games draw ever closer.”

Kiplimo “struck gold in a national record of 58:49” and the “performances underlined Kiplimo’s versatility, having previously won global medals at cross country and on the track.”

He missed the 2019 World Championships due to injury, but rebounded in 2020 to set PBs of 7:26.64 for 3000m and 12:48.63 for 5000m.

The 2020 World Half Marathon champion was listed alongside Ethiopians Roza Dereje, 5K and 10K specialist Selemon Barega, Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Valencia Marathon winner Peres Jepchirchir among others.

Ugandan runner Joshua Cheptegei has revealed how he really wants to achieve his dream of becoming the greatest distance athlete of all time.

The 5000m World record holder spoke about his ambitions head of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Runner’s World, saying his goal is to win both the 5000m and 10,000m at the events.

“My dream growing up was to be in the class of the greatest distance runners of all time and the only way to do that was not only to win the world championship medals, the Olympic gold medals, and the cross country and half marathon championships, but it was to break one of the world records.

“Naturally with a lot of talent, I see a lot of ambitions for me for the future. Mine is just to make history and live up to the dream of becoming the greatest distance athlete of all time. That is absolutely what I’m heading for.”

“[The plan is to] run in Tokyo at the right moment, be in the right shape, and, of course, expect to win the titles,” he added.

He added; “I’m seeing my body respond positively in training, really getting stronger in training and racing, so absolutely, I’m looking forward to doing a double.…

“I really want to continue running on the track for the next four to five years from now, maybe until the next Olympics [in 2024]. Then I take it from there and maybe perhaps move to the marathon.”