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| Special Olympics Uganda coach Samuel Mubiru and athlete Ambrose Mukwaya at Morton Stadium, site of the athletics competition. [Photo by Kathy Smallwood] |
Special Olympics Uganda athlete Ambrose Mukwaya, who has been an athlete for two years, is 12 years old and lives in Kampala.
“I love Special Olympics because Special Olympics has a lot of courage and it has made a change in me,” he strongly declares. “They taught me how to do many things.” Mukwaya’s eyes reflect an irrepressible joy. He competes in the 100m and 200m races and the long jump.
Mukwaya goes to a special school for people with intellectual disabilities, loves social studies and likes to help the other students, particularly his best friend, another Special Olympics athlete. “Sometimes others have difficulty understanding her, so I interpret for her,” he said.
Mukwaya, a participant at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, said he genuinely loved the Opening Ceremonies, especially seeing "Arnold Schwarzenegger and 'James Bond' [Pierce Brosnan], because they support Special Olympics."
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