(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHENGDU UNIVERSIADE-TRAINING

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHENGDU UNIVERSIADE-TRAINING

(230725) -- KAMPALA, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenneth Mwambu, an engineering student at Makerere University in Uganda, prepares for his training at a badminton training facility in Kalerwe, a lower-income neighborhood in Uganda's capital, Kampala, July 17, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ugandan team gears up for Chengdu Universiade" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHENGDU UNIVERSIADE-TRAINING

(SP)UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHENGDU UNIVERSIADE-TRAINING

(230725) -- KAMPALA, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kenneth Mwambu, an engineering student at Makerere University in Uganda, prepares for his training at a badminton training facility in Kalerwe, a lower-income neighborhood in Uganda's capital, Kampala, July 17, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ugandan team gears up for Chengdu Universiade" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

Ugandan young athletes gear up for Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Ugandan young athletes gear up for Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ugandan badminton player Kenneth Mwambu training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENNETH MWAMBU, Ugandan badminton player 3. various of Ugandan badminton player Kenneth Mwambu training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FREDDIEH RELLYS KIRABO, Ugandan badminton coach 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Ugandan badminton players 6. various of Ugandan swimmers training 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): EMMANUEL KIWANKA, Ugandan swimmer 8. various of Ugandan swimmers training 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): EMMANUEL KIWANKA, Ugandan swimmer 10. various of Ugandan swimmers training STORYLINE: With just a few days to go before the opening of the Chengdu Universiade, Ugandan young athletes have been doubling their workouts and training to gear up for the upcoming sporting event in China. Uganda plans to send a team of 40 university students to compete in different disciplines at the 31st FIS