Dominic Otucet will lead the Uganda Athletics federation for the fifth term after unanimously got back into office during the federation’s elective general assembly which elected a new executive this morning at Mandela National Stadium board room offices in Namboole, Wakiso .The executive will serve for the next four years.
Otuchet who was elected unopposed for the third time will start his fifth term as the federation’s president. He replaced Dan Tamwesigire as President in 2010.
Otuchet promised to maintain harmony and set the bar for the sport very high. “We have set the bar very high, and we want to make it better in these next four years,” he said.
“We have already laid ground work, we have gone out to look for places where we can do this, so we are going to work hard to ensure that this is achieved because we are a big Federation. We are a model Federation in this country,” Otuchet added.
The assembly approved the 2026-2027 calendar of athletics activities which includes national and international competitions topped by the World Championships, U-20 Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Africa Championships among others.
The athletics federation is one of the most successful federations in Uganda in terms of medals from the various athletes – including two recent Gold medals from Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo in the recent year’s .
Uganda Athletics Federation New Executive:
President – Dominic Otuchet
1st Vice President Administration – Kavuma Lawrence
2nd Vice President Technical – Annet Kabasindi
General Secretary – Beatrice Ayikoru
Assist general Secretary _ Godwin Byamukama
Treasurer – Kiwa Faustino
Organising Secretary – Okello Paul
Publicity Secretary – Namayo Mawerere
