Badminton Uganda continues to prove the need to spread the gospel of the sport of badminton with the latest visit being in Iganga district.
A two-day badminton shuttle time workshop has been taking place at Musana Vocational High School, Iganga district.
The workshop, which started on 22nd and ended on 23rd November, attracted a team of 23 sports teachers from different schools in Iganga.
Kisambira Umar, the badminton coordinator for the Iganga region, says Iganga as a district has over 40 schools, but badminton was not on the menu of most schools. Now, after going through this workshop, schools are going to start this sport.
Being one of the few women who took part in this workshop, St Francis Kigulu Girls’ Secondary School’s Nyachwo Sylivia Ranga vows to go back to her school and introduce badminton so that, come next year, her school will be in a position to take part in all badminton events.
For the five districts that Badminton Uganda has visited, there has been a low turnout when it comes to women in sports.
Nyachwo attributes this to the less trust by the public when it comes to trusting women with sports issues, thus leading to women not being active in sports, especially badminton.
Badminton Uganda started its campaign of touring different districts of Uganda, spreading the gospel of badminton, skilling sports teachers, and giving out badminton equipment.
Iganga is the 5th district that Badminton Uganda has so far visited including Rwampala, Nakaseke, Pader, Kayunga, and Iganga district, while Rukiga district will be the last to be visited before Phase 1 of the shuttle time workshop closes on 4th-5th December 2025.
