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Husnah Kukundakwe wins silver medal in Turkey
Uganda’s paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe has won a silver medal at the ongoing 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
Kukundakwe won the 400m Freestyle S9 event in the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) Games in Konya, Turkey.
“I am honoured and happy for winning Uganda's first medal at the 2021 ISSF Games that are ongoing in Konya Turkey. Thank you everyone”, she posted.
Uganda National Olympics Committee congratulated the swimmer for the feat.
“Congratulations to @HusnahKukundak1 for winning a silver medal in the 400m Freestyle S9 event in the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF) Games in Konya, Turkey”.
The Games, originally scheduled for July 2020 suffered a number of setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the just concluded Commonwealth Games, Kukundakwe competed in the 100m freestyle, her only event at the Games. She competes in freestyle, butterfly and backstroke; SB8 (breaststroke) and SM9 (Individual Medley) which were reviewed at the World Para Swimming World Series 2019 in Singapore.
She recorded three personal best times in the 100m breaststroke (1:57.8), 100m freestyle (1:30.43) and 50m freestyle (40.24).
At just 14 years, she was representing the national flag at the Paralympic Games in 2000 in Sydney.
She has participated in the Singapore World Para Swimming World Series 2019 and the London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships, among other elite competitions.
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