When Stephen Kiprotich won the marathon gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, celebrations reverbrated throughout Uganda. The outpouring of joy brought back memories of 40 years previously when ...

At the Munich Olympics of 1972 John Akii Bua from the impoverished African country of Uganda powered round the inside lane in the 400m hurdles past the English favourite and reigning Olympic Champion ...

It was the first time a Ugandan had won an Olympic gold, a feat that was to inspire generations of athletes. "People got inspired. I was now being compared with John Akii-Bua, a man I never met but ...

John Akii-Bua, a slender hurdler who surprisingly won an Olympic gold medal in 1972 and almost paid for it with his life, died June 20 in Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. He was 47. Roger ...

LONDON – Stephen Kiprotich was just 17 when he left school, his family and his native Uganda for Kenya, convinced that training in the Rift Valley was his only path to becoming a world-class runner.

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A new chapter is unfolding in northern Uganda as Akii Bua Stadium, a 20,000-seater state-of-the-art facility under construction in Lira City, becomes the centerpiece of economic, social, and ...

Legislators on Parliament’s budget committee have asked the government to prioritise the construction of Akii-Bua Stadium as one of the arenas to support the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) games.

Museveni’s speech had been given a soft landing by his wife’s earlier remarks as she shared how the stadium, which should be completed in 20 months, “will not only change the landscape and economic ...

It was the first time a Ugandan had won an Olympic gold, a feat that was to inspire generations of athletes. When Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich won the marathon gold at the 2012 London Olympics, ...