For the last three days, Uganda's national track and field championship for high schools was held in Gulu. My program sponsored the event and fixed up the stadium so that it would be able to handle the thousands of spectators who came to watch. It's very exciting that this event took place in Gulu - this is the first time that it has ever been hosted here, because of the violence that has been in the north of Uganda for the last 20 years.
Anyway, I finally got to watch some of the events today - some very exciting 4x400 relays, which the Gulu district won in the last 100 meters! The whole stadium was cheering and dancing - it was like the best high school pep rally you've ever been to multiplied by a thousand. I took some pics of the amazing runners who still run in bare feet - check out the stride length on these ladies--
Anyway, I finally got to watch some of the events today - some very exciting 4x400 relays, which the Gulu district won in the last 100 meters! The whole stadium was cheering and dancing - it was like the best high school pep rally you've ever been to multiplied by a thousand. I took some pics of the amazing runners who still run in bare feet - check out the stride length on these ladies--
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