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The latest media stories, results and coverage from Uganda Rowing — from grassroots development and Beach Sprint Rowing to the Olympic Games.
Uganda Rowing brings rowing expertise and competition to the Amaato ga Buganda finals at Bunjako Beach, Mpigi, celebrating a deep cultural connection to life on the water in Buganda.
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Uganda Rowing successfully staged the Beach Sprint Invitational at Bunjako Beach on 22 August 2026, bringing together athletes from active rowing clubs for competitive racing before more than 2,000 spectators.
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Seventeen-year-old Marcel Otim progressed from the heats to the quarterfinals in the Junior Men's Single Sculls at Plovdiv 2026 — another step in Uganda's developing junior international programme.
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Daily Monitor feature on how Olympian Kathleen Noble and national coach Batenga Nakisozi are rebuilding Ugandan rowing through Maroons Aqua Sports Club — from releasing five-year customs-bonded boats to developing Elijah Namunyu and bronze medallist Marcel Otim.
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Elijah Namunyu posted a personal best of 2:45.773 in the coastal single event, gaining valuable experience in ocean conditions and tactical racing on his LA 2028 Olympic pathway.
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Uganda Rowing partners with The North Green School to introduce young people to rowing through indoor rowing, physical testing and structured talent identification.
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Uganda's three-athlete team of Olympian Kathleen Noble, Elijah Namunyu and Marcel Otim impressed at the Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprints in Barbados — taking bronze in the junior solo and reaching quarterfinals in the mixed doubles.
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Sixteen-year-old Marcel Otim clocked 3:12.969 to win bronze in the Junior Male Solo at the Commonwealth Rowing Association Beach Sprints in Bridgetown, Barbados — Uganda's first-ever international rowing medal.
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At 17, Marcel Otim became Uganda's first international rowing medalist, winning bronze at the Commonwealth Rowing Beach Sprints in Barbados and representing a new generation of African athletes.
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Uganda emerged overall winner of the East Africa Regional Beach Sprint Rowing Championships at Bunjako Beach, clinching 13 medals including 4 golds, as stakeholders position the country as a regional hub for rowing.
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World Rowing on the first-ever East Africa Beach Sprints Championships at Bunjako Beach — five nations, eighteen coaches trained under the Level 1 Development Coach programme, and youth athletes dreaming of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
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Uganda's first female Olympic rower set a new personal best and national record of 7:51.37 in the 2,000m event, continuing her elite performance at world-class standards.
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World Rowing profiles Kathleen Noble in Paris — the first Ugandan to qualify for Olympic rowing, racing the women's single sculls final E and carrying the Ugandan flag at the Closing Ceremony.
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