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DOPEGAMES UGANDA, HOLDED MULTIPLE CASH PRIZES ON SATERDAY 13 JANUARY. MUKONO EXTREME PARK WAS VISIBLY AMONG THE ATHLETES VYING FOR OLYMPIC PLACES IN PARIS, 2024.
DOPEGAMES IS DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE BEST SKATEBOARDING COMPETITIONS IN RECENT YEARS, BRYAN BUKENYA WALKED AWAY WITH THE ULTIMATE CASH PRIZE AFTER BEATING FELLOW OLYMPIANS, RASHID SERUNJOGI, TREVOR KANYIKE AND CALVIN MUWONGE AFTER THE MANDATORY ONE-MINUTE THREE RUNS.
SKATEBOARDING NATIONAL TEAM COACH, GERALD GOSE WAS NOT SUPRISED BY BUKENYA'S PERFORMANCE DESCRIBING THE ATHLETE AS VERY CONFIDENT AND DETERMINED TO WIN.
HE'S IS LEADING ACCORDING TO THE WORLD SKATE RANKINGS. HE HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN MANY INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, SO HE'S GOT THE EXPERIENCE, GOSE SAID. ACCORDING TO WORLD SKATE, BUKENYA IS CURRENTLY RANKED 186TH FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES.
MOSES DDUNGU, PRESIDENT UGANDA SKATING FEDERATION (USF) WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ATHLETES VYING FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC TICKETS.
"THIS EVENT HAS SHOWCASED HOW MUCH OUR ATHLETES HAVE IMPROVED".
DOPEGAMES, WHICH IS PART OF THE UGANDA SKATING CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR WAS THE SEASON OPENER WHICH HELPED TO FINE-TUNE OUR ATHLETES FOR BUSY TIMES AHEAD. IT ATTRACTED COMPETITORS IN THE ELITE AND YOUTH CATEGORY.
THE ELITE WINNERS WON PRIZES, THE YOUNGER ONES WERE AWARDED WITH MOUNTAIN DEW SKATEBOARDS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORTS.
"WE DON'T NORMALLY GET CASH PRIZES IN UGANDA, THIS IS A GREAT INCENTIVE WHEN YOU'RE SURE YOU GET BACK HOME WITH SOMETHING IN THE POCKET, BUKENYA SAID"
ELITE WINNERS:
BRYAN BUKENYA - 1MILLION UGX
TREVOR KANYIKE - 500,000 UGX
CALVIN MUWONGE - 250,000 UGX