Uganda Have 25 Athletes at the Dakar Youth Olympics With 5 in Athletics

Reviewed by Michael Ainomugisha
Uganda sports betting writer
Published 1 November 2026

Uganda have 25 athletes in seven sports at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which opened in Senegal on 31 October, and 5 of them are in the athletics team.

Baskaline Cherotwo, Racheal Chelimo, Keren Chelimo, Michael Kibet and Timothy Cheptoek make up the athletics entry.

The rest of the team

The rugby sevens squad has 11 players, and Uganda also have 4 swimmers and 2 table tennis players. Badminton, road cycling and coastal rowing carry one entry each, and Marcel Otim is the entry in the coastal rowing.

The rugby sevens squad is Victor Ampiire, Bonamy Bwambale, Trey Rugamba Gateja, Jeremiah Iragaba, Sanyu Katushabe, Moses Kibeti, Deogracious Muliira, Shafik Okole, Abdulrahman Ongima, Almadi Otema and James Ssebuufu.

The Games run to 13 November

The International Olympic Committee set 31 October to 13 November 2026 for the Games in Dakar. The swimming, badminton and rugby sevens competitions start on 1 November.