A Ugandan-born U.S. Navy veteran is among the athletes set to compete in the 2026 Department of Defense Warrior Games, one of the United States’ premier adaptive sports competitions for wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans.
A native of Mbale District, Uganda, will join more than 200 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans at the Warrior Games from the 13th to 20th of this month in San Antonio, Texas.
Retired Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Hanifah Mutesi will represent the U.S. Navy against athletes from the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Special Operations Command during the eight-day competition.
Mutesi will compete in archery, field events, indoor rowing, and precision air sports.
Hosted by the U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM), the Warrior Games is an annual event that showcases the physical abilities and resilience of seriously wounded, ill, and injured active-duty service members and veterans.
By URN
Leave a Reply