{"id":8519,"date":"2019-03-09T10:48:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T07:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2019-03-09T10:48:39","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T07:48:39","slug":"bodybuilder-mubiru-gets-state-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/09\/bodybuilder-mubiru-gets-state-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilder Mubiru Gets State Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Popular\npower lifter Roy Mubiru will represent Uganda at the forthcoming 2019 World\npower lifting championship, due May 16-19th.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\nis much recharged to lift the national flag after acquiring blessings and\nfinancial support from State House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nheavy weight lifter was \u2018honoured\u2019 to meet the President after a long hustle to\npresent his gold medal, which he won at the World Cup qualifiers in Fitchburg,\nMassachusetts, last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mubiru,\nwho met the President in Kiboga district at the youth mindset change workshop\non Wednesday, had earlier met the Vice President HE Kiwanuka Sekandi and the\nspeaker Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\ntop government officials hailed Mubiru\u2019s achievement and commended him for\nlifting the Ugandan flag high. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State\nHouse later extended him with support amounting to USD8000 (Shs28m) as facilitation\nfor his World Cup preparations before promising more financial help to see that\nthe sport grows bigger in Uganda.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mubiru,\nwho recently staged a successful power lifting and cross fit championship at\nthe Elite Fitness Center in Kisasi, was appointed the director of American\nPower Lifting Association (APA) in Africa and was nominated as a member to the\nWorld Power Lifting Association (WPA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-653x420.jpg 653w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-341x220.jpg 341w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-640x412.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru-681x438.jpg 681w, https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Gitawo-with-Roy-Mubiru.jpg 1041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Gitawo with Roy Mubiru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\nhave learnt that Mubiru has been bankrolled by South Africa based socialite\nChris Mbibo aka Cameroon Gitawo, and the two are planning to celebrate the\nachievements after being recognized by the government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mubiru\nand Gitawo teamed up some time back and have been injecting money in the weight\nlifting and body building sport with the aim of promoting talent in the\ncountry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular power lifter Roy Mubiru will represent Uganda at the forthcoming 2019 World power lifting championship, due May 16-19th.&nbsp; He is much recharged to lift the national flag after acquiring blessings and financial support from State House. 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