TUG OF WAR SPORT RAISES HOPE FOR RURAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO COMPETE AT NATIONAL LEVEL.

For any game or sport to grow the right channel is through schools since it's were the young , energetic and talented souls are. It's on this note that the Federation of Uganda Tug of War Associations (FUTWA)  as embarked on a campaign to take the beautiful sport of TUG OF WAR to both Primary and Secondary Schools across the country.

President Dr.Kintu Edmund with ST. John Mary Bugonzi RC P/S Students after a Tug of War demonstration in Kalungu District.

The FUTWA President had this to said that; For other Federations their interests are in only school in Kampala but FUTWA is focusing on reaching out to most Rural schools especially the community based government aided schools and Private schools. 

 

FUTWA President demonstrating to Tug of war to ST John Mary Bugonzi  P/s Kalungu District.

ST Johnmary Bugonzi RC Primary school  is one of the Catholic based and government aided Schools in Kalungu District. Mr. Kibira Emma the school's games teacher thanked FUTWA for choosing their school as a demonstration school for this beautiful sport and pledge to work with the FUTWA to see that Tug of War sport is embraced in Kalungu District given that it's a sport that any one including teachers , students and the entire community can engage in on top of it being a physical fitness sport. 

FUTWA President with the Mr .Kibira Emma of ST Johnmary Bugonzi P/S.

FUTWA has also been to others schools in eastern Uganda and these include.

Primary schools

* ST Gonzaga Bukoma P/S

* Ikumba P/S

* Bukoma P/S

* Kiyunga parents P/S

*  Mwesigwa International School for children with disability.

LUUKA DISTRICT TUG OF WAR HEROES DAY CELEBRATIONS

ST Gonzaga Bukoma Primary school won this year's Luuka District Tug of War Heroes day celebration Galla last month on 9th June.

The day was graced by the Luuka District primary schools sport Cordinator Mr.Bilungi David who thanked the Federation of Uganda Tug of War Associations for choosing to celebrate heroes day with the people of Luuka District and Mwesigwa International School for children with Disabilities. 

 Secondary school girls playing Tug of War.@ FUTWA.

Secondary schools 

* Nawandala CD S.S

* Kiyunga Muslim S.S

* Ikumbya S.S

Nawandala CD Secondary School won the Luuka District Tug of War Heroes day celebrations Galla for the under 23.

More schools are yet to be visited and trained in preparation for the upcoming, first of it's kind National Primary and Secondary schools Tug of War Championships respectivly early next year. 

Secondary school boys playing TUG of war during the FUTWA eastern region secondary schools tour.

FUTWA calls upon government through National council of sports to support rural schools sports programs so as to give the children in these rural communities a chance to compete with those un urban schools at the national level. 

Story by . Adrian Grant (Editor) 

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