By Venessa Namusabi
Gold winners in Junior ladies
-Helena Birungi,
-Jamairah Makumbi win.
2025 MXoAN Championship
Overall Classifications top 5:
1. South Africa 717points
2. Zimbabwe 468
3. Uganda 284
4. Namibia 281
5.Botswana. 159
Helena Birungi, and Jamairah Makumbi managed a gold for team Uganda in the FIM Africa Motocross of Nations (FIM MXoAN) in Zimbabwe.
The young stars exhibited talent and skills in the Three -Day event that saw Uganda win a podium third position in the event that had eight countries.
Their performance enabled Uganda to win a third position in the eight-team event including, Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, Senegal, Madagascar, winner South Africa, hosts Zimbabwe and next year’s host Namibia.
This triumphant accomplishment highlights their resilience and dedication in what was undoubtedly a wheel to wheel racing event.
South Africa pooled 717 points, to beat second placed Zimbabwe (468) by 249 points, and Uganda came third with 284 points.
Team Uganda excelled in the 50cc class and 85cc classes by grabbing bronze medals in the two categories. Despite their performance, the under performance in the other classes including the 65cc class, the MX125cc, the open class and the veteran classes.
This led to the underperformance of the team to finish third, a step below last years performance in Morocco when they won the second position.
Uganda also boasted significant accomplishments from riders like Jayson Katek, Israel Mpuuga, Alber Muwanguzi, and Janan Makumbi, each contributing to the team’s overall success.
Team manager Arthur Blick Jr lauded the team for the excellent performance despite all the challenges.
“I would like to welcome back Team Uganda for achieving a successful performance at the Continental event,” Blick Jr. said.
He also cited the sandy track as one of the challenging factors to the Ugandan competitors who are used to the hard motocross tracks they practice on at home.
The focus now turns to the FIM central Africa championship in December and early plans for the 2026 FIM MXoAN championship in Namibia.
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