The curtains got here down on the Uganda Para Badminton International 2026 on Sunday in Kampala on the Lugogo Indoor stadium, bringing to an in depth six days of inspiring competitors that showcased the expansion of Para Badminton throughout Africa.
While Nigeria emerged as one of many event’s dominant forces, the hosts ensured the ultimate applause belonged to Uganda with a collection of excellent performances throughout the singles, doubles and blended doubles occasions.
Uganda’s athletes demonstrated exceptional depth, accumulating medals in nearly each class and proving that the nation continues to ascertain itself as a rising drive in continental para badminton.
Leading the house celebrations was Brian Mugabe, who captured the Men’s WH1 title, defeating Nigeria’s Onwukwe S. Ekeoma to assert Uganda’s gold medal within the wheelchair males’s competitors. Mugabe’s event additionally featured one other podium end after partnering Rwanda’s Jean D’Amour Ndahiro to win the WH1-WH2 Doubles title in a formidable cross-border partnership.
Elizabeth Mwesigwa struck gold within the Women’s SL3category, ending forward of compatriot Resty Nangobi Kalembe, who secured silver, whereas Juliet Mary Namunoga accomplished an all-Ugandan podium with bronze. It was one of many event’s standout moments as Uganda swept each medal within the classification.
Uganda additionally celebrated one other singles champion by means of Harriet Nakayima, who received gold within the Women’s SL4 occasion. The hosts continued their consistency within the girls’s competitions with Sumin Mutesi incomes silver within the SU5 class, whereas Ritah Asiimwe claimed bronze. In the wheelchair occasions, Sarah Nazziwa collected silver in WH1, Brenda Nabukenya completed with silver in WH2, whereas Flavia Basuuta and Pamela Banura every secured bronze medals.
Hassan Mubiru reached the ultimate of the SL4 class to win silver, whereas teammates Latifu Ngobi and Julius Obura each earned bronze medals. Jonathan Ochan added one other silver medal within the SU5 class, whereas Godfrey Katalo and David Mukisa shared bronze honours within the SL3 occasion.
Uganda’s energy was maybe most evident within the doubles competitors, the place the house aspect featured prominently on the rostrum.
The pairing of Hassan Mubiru and Resty Nangobi Kalembe claimed the SL3-SU5 Mixed Doubles title after an all-Ugandan closing towards Julius Obura and Harriet Nakayima, guaranteeing the hosts each gold and silver. Another Ugandan partnership of David Mukisa and Sumin Mutesi additionally reached the rostrum with a bronze medal.
In the SL3-SU5 Men’s Doubles, Uganda secured each bronze medals by means of the partnerships of Godfrey Katalo and Latifu Ngobi, and Hassan Mubiru and Julius Obura, whereas Sarah Nazziwa teamed up with Rwanda’s Jean D’Amour Ndahiro to win bronze within the WH1-WH2 Mixed Doubles.
Although Nigeria claimed a number of gold medals throughout the event—together with the lads’s SL3, SL4, SU5 and WH2 occasions, the ladies’s wheelchair lessons and a number of doubles classes—Uganda persistently challenged for honours, with residence gamers reaching finals and medal positions throughout practically each classification.
By the time the ultimate shuttle landed on Sunday, Uganda had delivered a efficiency that mirrored each high quality and rising depth. From residence champions to all-Ugandan finals and podium sweeps, the 2026 Uganda Para Badminton International ended as a celebration of resilience, expertise and the continued rise of para badminton within the nation.
Uganda’s medal haul throughout the championships underlined the success of the hosts, with gold medals from Brian Mugabe, Elizabeth Mwesigwa, Harriet Nakayima, the Brian Mugabe/Jean D’Amour Ndahiro doubles partnership, and Hassan Mubiru/Resty Nangobi Kalembe in blended doubles, complemented by a formidable assortment of silver and bronze medals that saved the nationwide flag flying all through the event.
