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Team Uganda has finished second overall at the second edition of the ANOCA Zone V Youth Games in Kenya, capturing 23 podium finishes across five core disciplines.
The young contingent gathered 6 gold, 7 silver, and 10 bronze medals during the regional showpiece, trailing only hosts Kenya (51 medals) and comfortably outpacing third placed Ethiopia (10 medals).
Uganda’s swimming contingent set the pace, leading the tally with nine medals:
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Muganzi Tyler double-gold performance in the women’s 14–17 50m and 100m butterfly.
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Mwase Arthur winning gold in the men’s 14–17 100m freestyle with a 57.06-second finish.
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Nakasule Rahama claiming silver in the 50m backstroke and bronze in the 50m butterfly.
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Kaweesa Jonathan taking double bronze in the men’s 50m butterfly and freestyle.
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Both the mixed 4x100m freestyle and medley relay teams adding silver medals to the pool haul.
Track and field produced a complete Ugandan sweep in the women’s 200m, led by Tracy Nabunya taking gold ahead of teammates Marufa Ahmed Dafala (silver) and Apoko Mary (bronze).
Keren Chelimo who secured silver in the Girls’ 3000m Final, clocking an impressive 9:41.72 to finish second.
Dafala added a second silver in the triple jump, while Daniel Ogenrwot secured gold in the men’s 400m.
Muhwezi Abraham Lincoln earned silver in the boys’ 100m, with distance runners Cherotwo Baskaline and Micheal picking up bronzes in the 1500m and 3000m events.
Court and field performance
In racquet sports, Samuel Okello won the boys’ singles tennis title, while Lilian Ayee took bronze in the girls’ event.
Uganda’s team sports added two additional podium finishes:
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Boys’ Beach Volleyball: Silver medalists via paired team Oyen Emmanuel John and Kimbowa Regan.
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Girls’ 3×3 Basketball: Runners-up finish behind Kenya.
Outside the main five scoring disciplines, Uganda earned a silver medal in judo, while cyclist Jacinta Namubiru took fourth place in the individual road race.
Abdulhakim Otimrwoti (L)who won silver in the Men’s Under-60kg Judo category
Jacinta Namubiru after finishing fourth
Beyond immediate medal returns, the tournament served as an operational springboard toward the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Competing across venues in Murang’a County, Kasarani Aquatic Stadium, and Kenyatta University, Uganda’s developmental athletes secured essential international race experience.
Following the games, Uganda’s participating refugee athletes stayed on location in Kenya to join a regional development camp focused on upcoming international selection cycles.
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