Overview:
Stand-up paddling is not for the faint hearted. It is one sport that needs courage, passion and aggression. I am delighted to be part of this sport - Jonathan Ssentoogo
The sport of stand up paddling necessitates one to have the courage, will-power, determination, zeal and enthusiasm for perfection.
In many cases, stand-up paddling is executed on an open course or sea paddling event, which requires athletes to paddle on either Hard Boards (HB), Soft Boards (SB), or Inflatable Boards (IB).
Under the International Canoe Federation (ICF), stand-up paddling is relatively the youngest discipline within the ICF disciplines, only fully recognized in 2022.
Uganda is blessed to be one country that has aggressively taken on the sport thanks to the efforts of Uganda Canoe Federation (UCF).
Jonathan Ssentoogo is one of the talented and aggressive stand-up paddlers that have courageously embraced this water sport.
“Stand-up paddling is not for the faint hearted. It is one sport that needs courage, passion and aggression. I am delighted to be part of this sport” Ssentoogo remarks.
Ssentoogo has taken part in a number of stand-up paddling domestic events on the gigantic Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest fresh-water body.
He was among the participants during the open category during the stand-up paddling national ranking championship at the Speke Camp resort Bujagali in Jinja city.
The other participants were Adam Bangire, Samuel Sammy Ssali, Emmanuel Misango, Isaac Bangire, Moses Kibombo, Daniel Nakasala, Ronald Emoit, Joseph Magala and Cyrus Phantom.
The Junior section had of Medi Tubale, Musa Bangiri, Patrick Emukule, Edrine Mugole, Ibrahim Mulondo and James Kasule.
The event which used Inflatable Boards (IBs), solicited from Kayak The Nile (KTN) was managed by Najib Kabuye, a renown Paddling coach and club coach.
