Makerere University successfully hosted the Eastern Africa University Women’s games, finishing second behind United States International University.
Hosting the fourth edition of the games on 19th April 2025, Makerere tallied 45 medals, the most of any team but lost the top position to Kenyan USIU due to the number of Gold medals.
Despite USIU tallying 10 fewer medals than Makerere but they got the advantage over the hosts with 4 gold medals after collecting 18.
USIU collected a whopping 16 gold medals in Swimming and added another gold in athletics 100m won by Janvi Rajesh Singadia after timing 13 seconds and 28 microseconds, beating Makerere University’s duo of Rose Draru and Phiona Namukose.
The other gold medals for overall winner came in Basketball 3×3 while Makerere University gold medals came in Football, Volleyball, Chess, Badminton, more 2 in Swimming, and 3 in Athletics including the superb 200 meters won by Jenipher Driwaru Abo beating Rajesh Singadia recording 27:83 and 28:13.
On the overall medal chart, Bishop Stuart University finished third with 6 medals, counting 2 golds, silvers and Bronzes.
The event attracted 9 universities represented by nearly 1000 students who participated in different sports disciplines.
KISII University finished fourth, topping MUBS in fifth, Busitema University, Kabaale University and Kumi University in that order.
The other University to win gold medals was Bishop Stuart University with two, both won by Patricia Kobuhwezi in Athletics in 800 and 5000 meters, while KISII UNIVERSITY from Kenya won gold in Handball.
The disciplines at this year’s event were Swimming, Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball 3×3, Netball, Football, Handball and others.
After a successful event, the Association of Uganda University Sports’ Vicente Kisenyi commented.
“The fourth edition of the Eastern Africa University Women’s games has seen a rise in number to give us a belief that at the next edition, which will be in Kenya, we can dream of having 1000 female athletes,
The games are primarily aimed at empowering female students into sports and we believe the direction is getting better.”
