KAMPALA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Uganda will send 120 athletes to the 2018 All Africa University Games scheduled for July 2-6 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
"We are very excited that universities have managed to mobilize so that we [can] take a big strong team to the Games. It is always good to keep exposing our athletes to international standards within universities," Peninah Kabenge, President of the Association of Uganda University Sports told Xinhua on Thursday.
The team that will be led by national track and field athlete Dorcus Ajok will leave for Addis Ababa on Friday.
Ajok who was part of Uganda's team at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, won three gold medals in the previous All Africa University Games held in South Africa in 2016. "My task will be to defend my titles, but also to make sure I improve on my times," said Ajok.
Uganda will field teams in basketball, volleyball, athletics, badminton, handball, and tennis.
