Event: 2024 Kyambogo Ultra Challenge Run
Date: Saturday, 4th May
Start & Finish: Kyambogo University Cricket Oval
Categories: 25 KM & 50 KM
Kit Fee: Ug.Shs 50,000 per head
KCB Bank Uganda has partnered with the organizers of this year’s annual Kyambogo Ultra Challenge Run.
This will give Ugandans that desire to participate in bigger regional and global marathons, a chance to prepare for upcoming races.
Runners with ambitions of participating in marathons like The Comrades, Abbott World Major Marathon, Tusker Lite Major marathon among others, can participate to gauge their fitness ahead of the big races.
The run is slated for Saturday 4th May 2024, at Kyambogo University Cricket Oval, from 5:00am to Midday.
This was announced by Head of Marketing and Communications, Diana Komukama Ssempebwa, during a press conference at KCB Bank head office in Kampala.
Head of Marketing and Communications KCB Bank Uganda, Diana Komukama SSempebwa, (Right) addresses journalists at KCB Bank Headquarters in Kampala, where the Bank handed over a Ugx 20 Million cheque as sponsorship for the Kyambogo Ultra Challenge Run. The run is slated for Saturday, May 4th 2024 at Kyambogo University Cricket Oval
Addressing the press, Ssempebwa commended the zeal by Ugandans in adapting the proactive wellness approach to life as evidenced by the high numbers that always turn up for marathons.
She pledged the support of KCB Bank in fronting the promotion of a good healthy lifestyle through sports like they have done with different sports teams, groups and even individuals in the past.
Ssempebwa remarked; “It is commendable that as Ugandans we are embracing a healthy lifestyle through activities like running, among other sports. Health experts tell us that running is a great way to keep stress at bay while keeping healthy and fit. We have been told that running keeps lifestyle diseases like hypertension, obesity and others away while boosting one’s immunity and keeping our brains alert”.
“Our passion for supporting sports in the country is one of the ways we strive to live up to our brand promise For People For Better, by lending support and encouragement to those around us to partake in healthy living by exercising through sports. KCB Bank’s willingness to improve sports is evidenced by our recently announced sponsorship to KCB KOBs Rugby Club, Pearl of Africa Rally, various golf tournaments, among others,” she continued.
Head of Marketing & Communications KCB Bank, Diana Komukama Ssempebwa and Unit Head Institutional & Transactional Banking, Moses Muhwezi hand over a Ugx 20 Million dummy cheque to Kyambogo Ultra Run Challenge CEO, Julius Nkuraija, and organizer Moses Omoni.
Julius Nkuraija, the CEO Kyambogo Ultra Run appreciated the support and boost given by KCB Bank Uganda; “In a special way, I would like to extend my vote of thanks to KCB Bank for joining hands with us for this noble cause. Thank you so much because we believe that this partnership is going to be a voice that will increase our mark in the country and get more and more Ugandans to participate in this challenge marathon,” Nkuraija stated.
He continued, “To all Ugandans out there, I encourage you to participate in the runs that get organized not only by us, but also other entities across the country. The health benefits recorded are immense because then we are all positively investing in our lives for a greater cause.”
Held annually since 2010, the Kampala Ultra Run is the first ultra-challenge marathon organised in Uganda and this year, the runners will each receive a T shirt and a finisher’s medal.
The run will take place at the Kyambogo Cricket Oval and the participants will compete in the 50 KM and 25 KM categories.
To participate in the run, participants can pay Ug.Shs 50,000 through KCB Pay by dialing *244*9# and entering 124810 as the merchant code.
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