Uganda scoops 7 medals at World Cross Country Championships

TALLAHASSEE, USA – Uganda opened the 2026 athletics season in style, delivering its best-ever performance at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee. The team returned home with seven medals—two gold, two silver, and three bronze—surpassing the previous best of six medals at the 2019 edition. Jacob Kiplimo defended his 10km Senior Men title, completing…

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Mayiga: rename national team ‘Spears’, drop docile ‘Cranes’

Uganda’s National Football Team may have exited AFCON 2025 at the group stage, but Kabaka’s Prime Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, says the problem isn’t talent—it’s inspiration. Mayiga took to Twitter on January 9 to propose bold changes to lift the Cranes’ identity and morale: Rename the team “Spears”: Move away from the “docile” Cranes to…

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