Taekwondo: Uganda Police successfully defends overall title | Korea Ambassador’s Cup 2024

2024 Korea Ambassador’s Cup (Taekwondo):

• Overall winners: Uganda Police Taekwondo Club (10 Gold, 5 Silver, 9 Bronze)
• 2^nd: Uganda Prisons Taekwondo Club (6 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)
• 3^rd: Regional Kenya Taekwondo Club (4 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze)
• 4^th: Ragumo Kenya Taekwondo Club (2 Gold)

Uganda Police Taekwondo Club successfully defended their overall title during the 2024 Korea Ambassador’s cup held at the Lugogo Indoor Arena, Kampala over the weekend of Saturday, June 1^st and on the subsequent day.

The victors amassed a total of 10 gold medals, 5 silver and 9 bronze medals.

Uganda Police’s trio of Farouk Ogwal (54 kg), Richard Tabule (58 kg) and Cranima Wakurwoth (63 kg) championed their respective weight categories in the senior men cluster.

Uganda Prisons Taekwondo club came second with 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze.

Regional Kenya and Ragumo Kenya were third and fourth respectively.

A total of 25 clubs in Uganda and Kenya took part in this two day’s event sponsored by the Embassy of Korea in Uganda.

Uganda’s 19 clubs included the champions Uganda Police, Uganda Prisons, CSCA, Caltel, Lee, Red Scorpion, Nwoya, Ndejje University, MUTC-UPDF, Kampala, Tigerhoods, Gulu University, Friends, IYF, Makerere University, Mbale, Spirit Combat and Jinja.

The traveling six Kenyan teams were Regional, Ragumo Kisumu, Maseno University, Swift Kicks, ICY Kenya and Madera.

The official opening ceremony was witnessed by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea His Excellency Park Sung Soo.

He was joined by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) member William Blick, President Uganda Olympic Committee Dr Donald Rukare, President Uganda Archery Federation Markbone Richard Asiimwe, President Uganda Taekwondo Federation (UTF) Marvin Baryaruha and his vice Ismail Bumba, Senior Superintendent of Police Rita, National Council of Sports representative Ivan Mugowa, Consult of the Republic Of South Korea, President Gymnastic Uganda Harriet Ayaa, Uganda Olympic Committee General Secretary Beatrice Ayikoru, Chairman Board of Trustees Jack Wavamuno, among others.

Among others quest honorable, councilors, religious leaders, where the IOC member and President Uganda Olympic committee promised to work hands in hands with Uganda taekwondo federation to ensure that an electronic score system is acquired with the IOC president to Improve our athletes score system.

The Ambassador H.E Park Soo promised to improve the greatness of the Taekwondo Sports in Uganda and bring in more masters in Uganda to develop competitive taekwondo practitioners.

I give my thanks to the Uganda Taekwondo Federation. I would also like to express gratitude for the dedication and contribution of Taekwondo coaches from the different parts of the country and the players. The tournament has since 2017 become a wonderful platform to showcase the Ugandan people’s love and passion for Taekwondo. Now, Taekwondo serves as an art and a means of connecting the people of Korea and bring them together in Uganda. Through Taekwondo, Ugandans and Koreans are getting much closer everyday, every month and every year. I am hopeful that this Taekwondo boom spreads from the Ugandan military further to the entire country.

H.E Park Sung Soo, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Uganda

This was the 9^th edition of Korean Ambassadors cup with 250 athletes taking part in the championship.

These included 131 seniors men, 33 seniors female, 65 juniors boys and 21 juniors girls.

The Embassy of Korea in Uganda also organized a successful K-Pop festival at the Yusuf Lule Auditorium in Makerere University; involving music, dance and Korea language speaking competition.

THE CHAMPIONS OF EACH WEIGHT CATEGORIES SENIORS MEN FINALS

54 KGS

1. Farouk Ogwal (Uganda Police)
2. Geroge Williams (Regional Kenya)
3. Denis Omodingi (CSCA)
4. Crarry Pido Megolonyo (Gulu University)

58 KGS

1. Richard Tabule (Uganda Prisons)
2. Isaac Ocheinge (Regional Kenya)
3. Ivan Ibrahim (Maseno University)
4. Denis Obalim (Uganda Police)

63 KGS

1. Cranima Wakurwoth (Uganda Police)
2. Kavine Oduor (ICY KENYA )
3. Micrios Ntalo (MUTC-UPDF)
4. Emmy Akena (Uganda Police)

The table standings of performance for each categories of the championship.

                              WINNER JUNIORS   SPARING / FIGHTS (KYORUGI)

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	C.S.C.A	5	5	8	1
02	REGIONAL (KENYA)	3	–	1	2
03	RAGUMO (KISUMU)	2	–	–	3

                              WINNERS SENIORS SPARING / FIGHTS (KYORUGI)

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	POLICE	9	3	8	1
02	PRISONS	4	1	4	2
03	REGIONAL (KENYA)	1	6	3	3

                              SENIORS MEN TABLE STANDS FOR THE AMBASSADORS CUP

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	UGANDA POLICE	5	1	5	1
02	UGANDA PRISONS	2	1	1	2
03	NWOYA	1	–	3	3
04	REGIONAL KENYA	–	3	–	4
05	TIGERHOODS	–	1	–	5
06	ICY KENYA	–	1	–	6
07	GULU UNIVERSITY	–	1	2	7
08	MASENO  KENYA	–	–	1	8
09	MUTC- UPDF	–	–	1	9
10	CSCA	–	–	1	10
11	NDEJJE UNIVERSITY	–	–	1	11

SENIORS FEMALE TABLE STANDS FOR THE AMBASSADORS CUP

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	UGANDA POLICE	4	2	3	1
02	UGANDA PRISONS	2	–	3	2
03	REGIONAL KENYA	1	3	3	3
04	ICY-KENYA	1	–	–	4
05	NDEJJE UNIVERSITY	–	1	1	5
06	UPDF BOMBO	–	1	–	6
06	RAGUMO KENYA	–	1	–	6
07	LEE TKD	–	–	1	7
07	CSCA	–	–	1	7

JUNIORS GIRLS TABLE STANDS FOR THE AMBASSADORS CUP

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	CSCA	2	2	2	1
02	UGANDA PRISONS	1	1	–	2
03	GULU UNIVERSITY	1	1	–	2
04	REGIONAL KENYA	1	–	–	3
05	CALTEL	–	1	3	4
06	FRIENDS	–	–	2	5
07	RED SCORPION	–	–	2	5

JUNIORS BOYS TABLE STANDS FOR THE AMBASSADORS CUP

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	CSCA	3	3	6	1
02	REGIONAL KENYA	2	–	1	2
03	RAGUMO KENYA KISUMU	2	–	–	3
04	PRISONS	1	–	–	4
05	CALTEL	–	1	4	5
06	RED SCORPION	–	1	–	6
07	ICY KENYA	–	1	–	6
08	LEE	–	–	1	7
09	NWOYA	–	–	1	7

OVERALL WINNERS OF THE AMBASSADORS CUP

S/N	CLUB	GOLD	SILVER	BRONZE	POSITION
01	UGANDA POLICE	10	5	9	1
02	UGANDA PRISONS	6	2	4	2
03	REGIONAL KENYA	4	6	4	3
04	RAGUMO KENYA	2	–	–	4

-68 KGS

1. OTEMA JIMMY ( Police )
2. MEMUS DAVID ( Regional )
3. RACKARA STEPHEN ( Police )
4. NDUWARU GIRA GIDEON ( Regional )

-74 KGS

1. MUGWERI CHRISTOPHER ( Police )
2. OKELLO DARIUS ( Police )
3. OPIYO MICHEAL ( Nwoya )
4. OKEMA SIMON ( Nwoya )

-80 KGS

1. ONENCAN JUNIOR ( Nwoya )
2. OKELLO RICHARD ( Gulu University )
3. POLUPODU ERASTO RWOTHOMIO ( Prisons )
4. OBEDGIU ABUDUL FRANCIS ( Police )

+87 KGS

1. OKELLO BONIFACE ( Prisons )
2. EKWAR DAVID ( Prisons )
3. OROMBI JOSEPH (  Police )
4. OKELLO FRANCIS ( Nwoya )

-87 KGS

1. OCEN INNOCENT ( Police)
2. OKELLO RONALD ( Tiger hood )
3. KEUBER STEPHEN ( Mutc- Updf )
4.  OPIYO GEOFFREY HONDA ( Gulu )

THE CHAMPIONS OF EACH WEIGHT CATEGORIES SENIORS FEMALE FINALS

                                             –49 KGS

1. ADYE FAITH ( POLICE )
2. JERIDA ASIKO ( RAGUMO )
3.  

-52 KGS

1. KIIZA ANNET ( Prisons )
2. KIDEN GLORIA ( Police )
3. AJWANG PASIKA ( Police )
4. NANYONOJJO MARIAM ( Ndejje University )

-62 KGS

1. AYO VERONICA ( Police )
2. NIYIGENA FLORENCE ( Ndejje University )
3. ANGU DINNA JOVIAH ( Prisons )
4. APOTO ESTHER ( Prisons )

-46 KGS

1. FAITH ADHIMBO ( Regional Kenya )
2. ASHLEY MUNYASIA ( Regional Kenya )
3. ALARO TEDDY ( Police )

-57 KGS

1. DOCK STACY ( Icy Kenya )
2. AKELLO EUNICE ( Police )
3. AJOK ROSE  ( LEE )
4. ANYEKO ISABELLA ( Police )

-67 KGS

1. ABEJA GLORIA PENNINAH ( Prisons )
2. RUTH ATHIENO ( REGIONAL )
3. AMONGIN REBECCA  ( Police )
4. ATWOO MERCY ( Nwoya )

-73 KGS

1. NALUBEGA LAMUN ( Police )
2. LOONKUSHU JUDY ( Regional )
3. ALIMO LUCKY ( Prisons )

+73 KGS

1. BEROPARWOTH KEVIN ( Police )
2. KEDRINE ATWII ( UPDF )
3. REBECCA OMINDE ( Regional )
4. NANDUDU SANDRA ( Csca )

THE CHAMPIONS OF EACH WEIGHT CATEGORIES JUNIORS MALE FINAL

-63 KGS

1. OMARA STEVEN ( CSCA )
2. OCEN HENRY ( RED SCORPION )
3. ODOKONYERO RONALD ( CSCA )
4. ORYEM JAMES ( NWOYA )

-59 KGS

1. ODOCH BENSON ( CSCA )
2. WEREBER EMMANUEL ( CSCA )
3. TWINOMASIKO TONNY ( CALTEL )
4. ZAID MUHAMMAD ( CSCA )

-42 KGS

1. JAMINY VOYA ( Regional )
2. GIDION ROBERT  ( Icy Kenya )
3. OLARA MOSES ( CSCA )
4. DENZEL NGANGA ( Regional )

-48 KGS

1. ADOKO JUSTINE ( Prisons )
2. RWOTHOMIO AWARD ( Caltel )
3. KINTU WISDOM ( Caltel )
4. NSUBUGA ANDREW ( Caltel )

-51 KGS

1. DANCAN ZIDEN ( Ragumo Kenya )
2. JAKISHA JOSHUA ( CSCA )
3. TAYEBWA ENOCK ( Caltel )

-55 KGS

1. OLOYA ARON SHAFICK ( CSCA )
2. OCHIENG ROONEY ( Ragumo Kenya )
3. OKUMU JULIUS ( CSCA )
4. SEBWATIKA ISMAIL MAHIR ( CSCA )

-68, -73 KGS

1. WANDERA REYMOND ( Regional Kenya )
2. MUNA BRIAN ( CSCA )
3. GUM CHRISTOPHER ( LEE )
4. MUGALULA TEDDY ( CSCA )

-55 KRGS

1. BINTI HIJIRA AMINAH ( CSCA)
2. ATIM GIFT ( PRISONS )
3. KWINZERA PRYGE JESSE ( CSCA )
4. AYINEMBABAZI BENNA ( CALTEL )

-52 KGS

1. LAMWACH HAZENY ( Regional )
2. ATIM DANIELA ( CSCA )
3. KAYIZI ANGELA GLORIA ( CALTEL )

46 + 49 KGS

1. NANDUTU DAPHINE ( CSCA)
2. HATIMA MUSEMA ( CSCA )
3. AKELLO BRENDA ( Red Scorpion )
4. ACEN LINDA ( RED SCORPION )

-59, 63 KGS

1. AKELLO PRAISE ALELE ( Prisons )
2. ZEREDA MICHAEL ( Caltel )
3. SEMWANGA VERONICA ( Caltel )
4. AMITA PENINAH ( Friends)

–42 KGS

1. APIYO JOAN ( Gulu University )
2. LAKICA MARITHA ( Gulu University )
3. NALWANGA TYRA ( Friends )
4. ANGEL AGENO ( CSCA )

MVP MALE, ONENCAN JUNIOR OTIKA (Nwoya Tkd Club), FEMALE ODHIAMBO FAITH (Regional Kenya), MOST SPIRITED TEAM NWOYA TKD UG, BEST REFEREE OKWERA ROYSON

KYORUGI/ FIGHTERS CLUB WINNING PRICE

1. UGANDA POLICE TKD CLUB                                        7  UNIFORMS
2. UGANDA PRISONS TKD CLUB                                     5 UNIFORMS
3. REGIONAL TAEKWONDO CLUB KENYA                    3 UNIFORMS