By Nasser Kasozi Akandwanaho
Former Police chief [IGP] Gen.Kale Kayihura has on Sunday staged a ran a distance of 16 kilometers covering his country home of Kashagama, Lyantonde to honour the Ugandan athletes who made the country proud at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Gen.Kale Kayihura wrote a note saying, “This morning, together with my staff we ran 16kilometrs in our beautiful undulating Katebe, Kashagma to celebrate and honour our heroes of the Tokyo Olympics and the glory they have brought to our country Uganda,”.
Accordingly, Uganda won four medals, two of whom were gold bagged by Police’s Peruth Chemutai in the women’s 3000 steeplechase race and world 5000m record holder, Joshua Cheptegei who triumphed in the men’s 5,000m finals as the team finished second in Africa, only below Kenya and 35th overall.
Kayihura said, all these were his efforts when in 2012 decided to start a project to recruit and empower athletes in the national police service which by now they had made Uganda a proud county to associate with at least in all international games.
“I thank them for fulfilling beyond my wildest dreams their pledge in Kapchorwa after I challenged them that one day, we must share the Olympics gold and other medals with the legendary Kenyan athletes across the border. It is sometime back but I’m sure they still remember,” Kayihura wrote in a statement.
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