Uganda’s 2026 Commonwealth Athletes enter three-week residential training Camps
Daniel Nsubuga
Uganda Athletics has confirmed residential training camps for athletes preparing to take part in this year’s Commonwealth Games due in Glasgow, Scotland.
The athletes entered a three-week residential training camp on Monday, June 29 which will climax on July 23rd.
According of the schedule, sprinters will camp in Hoima, while middle and long-distance runners will train in Bukwo at the Uganda Athletics Camp as well as Arua Athletics Club.
The 2026 Commonwealth games are slated for July 23rd to August 2nd in Scotland.
The team has 17-athletes alongside four officials who will oversee the team during the Games with 2020 Olympic champion over the 3000m women’s steeplechase race Peruth Chemutai headlining the named team to surge for glory in Glasgow. Chemutai scooped bronze at the 2022 games held in Birmingham.
At the 2022 edition that was held in Birmingham, Uganda collected five medals with four coming from Athletics.
Victor Kiplangat became the first ever Ugandan to a win a commonwealth marathon, while Jacob Kiplimo surged to a double gold over the (10,000m and 5000m). Peruth Chemuta managed bronze in the 3000m steeplechase.
The other medal was collected by Uganda’s first ever female Commonwealth games boxer Teddy Nakimuli, who claimed bronze at the previous games.
Uganda will compete in 10 disciplines at the 2026 Commonwealth Games due next month in Glasgow. The delegation will include athletes in athletics, netball, boxing, 3×3 basketball, swimming, weightlifting, para powerlifting, para swimming, judo and track cycling.