KAMPALA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's women's team will make history when it competes at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships 2026.
In the draw conducted on Monday by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Uganda was placed in Group 6 alongside India, Ukraine and Rwanda.
The ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships will take place from April 28 to May 10, 2026, at the OVO Arena Wembley in London.
It will be Uganda's first appearance at the ITTF World Team Championships. The event will also mark 100 years since the founding of the ITTF and the World Championships.
Cyrus Mark Muwanga, president of the Uganda Table Tennis Federation, said he is excited the national team will showcase its talent at the World Team Championships for the first time.
"This has come as a result of hard work and we are making sure the team prepares well to be able to put up a good show," he added.
Uganda, along with 10 other African women's teams - Egypt, Algeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Benin, Ghana, Madagascar and Angola - will compete at the World Team Championships in London.
Judith Nangozi, who was part of the team that qualified for the event, told Xinhua on Monday that she is excited to be among the players at the competition.
"We worked so hard to qualify and we shall make sure we put up a good show," added Nangozi.
Uganda's team, which also includes Jemimah Nakawala and Judith Mirembe, began its international journey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain, and has climbed the rankings through performances in various tournaments. ■
