The 2025 National Disability Sports Gala Something special happened in Masaka City last October. More than 380 athletes from every corner of Uganda – from Rukungiri in the southwest to Gulu in the north – came together not just to compete, but to prove a point. That disability is not inability. That sport belongs to
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Introduction The Uganda Paralympic Committee, in partnership with Blind Football Uganda and with support from the National Council of Sports, successfully hosted the 2025 IBSA Blind Football Africa Division 2 Tournament. The championship took place at Hamz Stadium, Nakivubo, Kampala from October 25–30, 2025, bringing together top blind football talent from across the continent. https://ibsasport.org/news/uganda-to-host-historic-2025-ibsa-blind-football-african-championship-division-2
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Introduction The Confederation of East and Central Africa Amputee Football (CECAAF) Tournament 2025 was held from 8th to 14th September 2025 in Bujumbura, Burundi. Uganda, represented by FUAFA-Uganda with support from the Uganda Paralympic Committee, sent a delegation of 12 players and 1 official to join five other teams, including Burundi (host), Kenya, Tanzania, and
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Classification in disability sports is a process that determines which athletes can compete and how they are grouped for fair competition. The aim of classification is to ensure that victories are based on skill, training, and fitness, rather than an athlete’s impairment. Classification is essential in the Paralympic Movement. Athletes are grouped based on how
Judo is the world’s most popular martial art for athletes with visual impairments, that’s according to https://ibsajudo.sport/about-judo/overview/ In Uganda Judo as a sport was introduced to Persons with Visual impairment in the just concluded National Disabilty Sports Gala which took place in Kabale. This was so interesting especially for students and they all atleast tried
The Annual Disability Sports Gala is one of the key strategies we use to identify athletes at the grassroots level. This year’s 9th edition of the National Disability Sports Gala took place in Kabale District, located in the Kigezi sub-region in western Uganda.The event began on September 23, 2024, at Kigezi Lower Primary School grounds.
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UPC in the proposed project will carry out advocacy for inclusive budgeting for inclusion of sports for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at local government level, increment of funding from central government, amendments of the National Physical Education Policy & the National Sports Policy aimed at increasing participation of PWDs in sports. Project location shall be
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Uganda Paralympic Committee organized an organizational capacity Program work shop funded by Agitos foundation a development arm of the International Paralympic Committee at centenary Park on the 13th and 14th June 2018. The workshop was based on reviewing the National Paralympic structures, constitutional review and rebranding strategies for the Uganda Paralympic Committee to reach the
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David Emong Uganda’s First Paralympic sliver Medalist and World Para-Athletics Championship Gold Medalist was on Friday 20th July 2018 named Uganda’s Male athlete of the Year and Sports Personality of the year 2017 by Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) closing off with 2 acolytes for the evening, making history as the first Para athlete to win
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Uganda Paralympic Committee in collaboration with Uganda Athletics Federation organized a 2 days National Para Athletes trial at Namboole national stadium in the following disciplines of Athletes, Discus and Javelin. Uganda Paralympic Committee is geared up to formulate a squad of athletes that will represent the country in different African based and international events for
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