TOORO'S 2 CENTURIES OF EXISTENCE: Tooro Kingdom to celebrate 200 years of existence, launches Empaka Z'egaali
Tooro Kingdom will be celebrating 200 years of existence on 4th September this year.
The competition, which is exclusively sponsored by MTN Uganda, is open to men and women of all ages in the nine counties that make up the kingdom, and will start on July 29, 2022 in Kyaka County.
Michael Wandera, the kingdom Sports Minister, said the willing participants will pay a registration fee of Shs 2,000 to the individuals that will be organising the event in their respective counties.
"Those willing to participate should start the training as early as today and they should be reminded that they will have to undergo a medical checkup to ensure they are healthy enough to compete," Wandera said.
The bicycles to be used in the competition will be the ordinary onces (Maani ga Kifufa) and Sports bicycles. The participants will be required to provide their own bicycles to use, but they have been advised to get the ones that are in good conditions.
The winners at respective county levels will also be categorised according to the type of bicycles they will have used to cover the distance of 20Kms. Those who will win the race of ordinary bicycles at the county level will be rewarded as follows:
1st - Shs 500,000
2nd - Shs 250,000
3rd - Shs 150,000
4th - Shs 100,000
5th - Shs 100,000
Winners of the Sport-bicycle race at the county level will also be rewarded as follows:-
1st - Shs 400,000
2nd - Shs 200,000
3rd - Shs 100,000
4th - Shs 100,000
5th - Shs 100,000
The dates for the competition in the respective counties are as follows: Kyaka County (29th July), Mwenge South (31st July), Mwenge North (5th August), Fort Portal (7th August), Bunyangabu (12th August), Kibaale (14th August), Kitagwenda (19th August), Burahya (21st August), Ntoroko (26th August).
After the competitions at the county level, there will be a grand finale on September 4 in Fort Portal, the same day the kingdom will be celebrating the existence of two centuries, and the king will take part. This competitors will be the 10 winners from each county.
On the same day, winners in the Ordinary-bicycle race will also be rewarded as indicated below:-
1st - Shs 2,000,000
2nd - Shs 1,000,000
3rd - Shs 750,000
4th - Shs 500,000
5th - Shs 250,000
For the Sport-bicycle race, the winners will be rewarded instantly as follows:-
1st - Shs 1,500,000
2nd - Shs 750,000
3rd - Shs 500,000
4th - Shs 300,000
5th - Shs 200,000.
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