6th April 2017

#IDSDP2015: Wheelchair basketball emerges in Uganda

Since the late 1980s Uganda has been recovering from the impacts of civil war, including developing para-sports for those affected by the conflict and the wider […]
6th April 2017

Throwback Thursday: Uganda’s Tofiri Kibuuka

It has been 40 years since Kibuuka became Africa’s first winter Para athlete and 20 since he was named Norway’s Paralympic flag bearer.
6th April 2017

Uganda’s first Paralympic medallist seeks further glory

David Emong does not feel satisfied after winning Uganda’s first Paralympic medal last month but rather prefers to focus on his preparations towards the next Games […]
5th April 2017

Uganda Paralympic Committee boss hails BlazeSports

The three year project will start in the districts of Gulu and Kampala Minister of State for Education and Sports Rosemary Seninde and the US ambassador […]
5th April 2017

First Ugandan Paralympic Medal Winner Returns Home a Winner

KAMPALA —  Last week Uganda’s own David Emong won the silver medal in the 1500-meter race at Rio’s Summer Paralympics Games. Now that Emong has returned […]
5th April 2017

Participating in Paralympic Games up to International level

UPC has been participating in different Paralympic Games at sub regional, regional and international level where it has acquired good number of medals
5th April 2017

Media coverage

There is commitment of media to cover Uganda Paralympic Committee activities. UPC officials use various media houses to talk about disability sports, inclusion and discrimination.
5th April 2017

Budget increment to disability sports

UPC successfully petitioned Parliament of Uganda to ensure budget increment to disability sports, amendment of policies to include PWDs, inclusion of disability sports activities in the […]
5th April 2017

1st Paralympic medal

In 2016 UPC celebrated its first Paralympic medal, a landmark that highlighted how much has been achieved by the whole Paralympic Movement in Uganda with very […]