Norman Katende
11 November 2009
Kampala — UGANDA's road running star Wilson Busienei will break the over one-year absence from competition with an appearance at the MTN Kampala International marathon on November 22.
Busienei, who has been bogged down by a nagging knee injury, has confirmed participation in the 21km event of the marathon due to start and end at Kololo Airstrip.
A wheelchair competition will set in motion activities of the marathon on Sunday.
"Busienei confirmed that he is going to compete," Uganda Athletics Federation secretary Beatrice Ayikoru explained.
Martin Toroitch and the entire team that represented the country in the World Half Marathon Championships in Birmingham about two months ago has also entered the annual race.
Busienei finished fourth in the World Road Championships in Hungary in 2006 and won a triple gold medal in the World Universidad in Turkey in 2005.
The runner is up against his old old rivals including Moses Aliwa.
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