Ssaza Buddu which is geographically compromised of the districts of Masaka, Kalungu, Kyotera, Ssembabule,Bokomansimbi, Kalangala among others will be the palce for action for the maiden Buganda Masaza Cycling Championship that is slated to be hosted on  Wednesday.22nd to Thursday. 23rd.December. 2021.

The championship as given the name “Kengere ya BBS ne MTN” will be hosted in Masaka City with the starting and finishing point being the Masaka Recreation Stadium.

Like all the other sports events organized by Buganda Kingdom and particularly the Masaza Cup; the championship is expected to attract teams from all the 18 counties (Masaza) that make up Buganda Kingdom and according to the event organizer Mathias Lukwago, the event will accommodate two categories of cyclists; the sport- bikes class and the non-sport bikes; the ordinary class.

These two classes shall have both female and male cyclists whose distances will also vary according to the class.

For the sport- bikes class, the men will go for 120 KM while the women will cover 60 KM and in the other class; the ordinary class; the men shall cycle a distance of 70 KM and the women 40 KM.

Participating Masaza teams shall be comprised of a team of 6 people that shall include 4 male cyclists; 2 female cyclists; a mechanic and a team manager.

The championship organized by BBS Television in partnership with Tele-communication Giants MTN-Uganda as the exclusive sponsor will be staged to mark 5 years of BBS TV’s existence and both parties; the organizer and the sponsor are hopeful that this will mark the beginning of “Kengere ya BBS ne MTN” as an annual event in Buganda Kingdom.

This event was launched sometime in May. 2021 and was slated to take place from 19th-20th June. 2021 but cut short because of the suspension of sports events in the country because of the Covid-19 restrictions.

By Joseph Mary Ssempiira www.sportznow.ug Writer.