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Introduction
The second All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. Uganda’s performance remains overwhelmingly their best performance at these All-African Games. In athletics, Uganda finished with 6 gold, 2 bronze and 4 bronze medals, putting Uganda 4th overall behind Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria respectively. Ugandan athletes won four gold medals (Christine Anyakun [800 meters]Peace Kesiime [1500 meters]Constance Rwabiryagye [Javelin throw]and the 4 x 400 meter relay) and two bronze medals (Budesia Nyakecho [100 meters-hurdles] and Christine Kabanda [long jump]. It was the women’s performance that lifted Uganda’s performance at the Games. Uganda’s only men’s gold medals were won by John Akii-Bua (400m hurdles) and Yovan Ochola (hammer). During the 1960s and 1970s, probably due to access to education and employment, Ugandan women were ahead of neighboring Kenyan women in the realm of sports.
Men:
-400 Meters- Hurdles. John Akii-Bua-Uganda Gold (48.54 seconds); William Koskei-Kenya Silver medal (50.22 seconds); Silver Ayoo-Uganda Bronze (50.25 seconds).
-Triple jump. Mansour Dia-Senegal Gold (16.53 meters); Abraham Munabi-Uganda Silver Medal (16.26 meters); Moise Pomaney-Ghana Bronze (16.09 meters).
-Hammer throw. Yovan Ochola-Uganda Gold medal (50.64 meters); Gabriel Luzira-Uganda Silver Medal (49.86 meters); Nagmeddin Shaheen-Egypt Bronze medal (47.58 meters).
-Relay of 4 x 400 meters. Kenya Gold medal (3m, 6.38s); Nigeria Silver medal (3m, 6.98s); Uganda Bronze medal (3m, 7.21s).
Women:
-800 Meters. Christine Anyakun-Uganda Gold (2m, 9.5s); Rosalind Joshua-Nigeria silver (2m, 10.7s); Helena Opoku-Ghana Bronze (2 minutes, 11.7 seconds).
-1500 Meters. Peace Kesiime-Uganda Gold (4 min, 38.7 s); Mary Wagaki-Kenya Silver medal (4 min, 38.8 s); Ruth Yeboah-Ghana Bronze medal (4m, 42.3s).
-100 Meters- Hurdles. Modupe Oshikoya-Nigeria Gold (14.28s); Emilia Edet-Nigeria Silver (14.48 s); Budesia Nyakecho-Uganda Bronze (15.29s).
-Long jump. Modupe Oshikoya-Nigeria Gold (6.16 meters); Margaret Odafin-Nigeria Silver (6.07 meters); Christine Kabanda-Uganda Bronze (5.73 meters).
-Javelin throw. Constance Rwabiryagye-Uganda Gold (47.50 meters); Lillian Cherotich-Kenya Silver (41.94 meters); Angelina Chekpiyeng-Kenya Bronze (39.12 meters).
-4 x 400 Meters-Relay. Uganda Gold (3m, 45.42s); Nigeria Silver (3m, 45.69s); Kenya Bronze (3m, 46.06s).
Other gold medalists in Uganda were in boxing: James Odwori and Daniel Omolo. Uganda, with a total of 8 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals, emerged fifth on the continent behind Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana respectively. This was a milestone for Uganda. Since then, the nation has never come remotely close to that performance at the All African Games.