NANSAKA VERICAKA SHARES ABOUT HER LIFE AS AN ATHLETE

 [1/23, 20:27] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Let's welcome Vero who is a former athlete running 100m, 200m and 400m.

[1/23, 20:27] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Let's allow her to introduce her self to the family as we bring forth our motivational based questions.

[1/23, 20:28] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Emergency.

[1/23, 20:29] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Nansaka vericaka your welcome.

[1/23, 20:30] Vero: Good evening members am honoured to be hosted here today

[1/23, 20:30] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Tell us about your athletics journey briefly.

[1/23, 20:31] Vero: I started running in primary 5. I used to represent my school

[1/23, 20:33] Vero: When I joined secondary I continue with my talent

[1/23, 20:34] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: We can bring our questions.

[1/23, 20:35] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Who ispired you to run?

[1/23, 20:35] Vero: When I joined makerere University coach maurce sported me he trained me . thanks to coach maurce

[1/23, 20:37] Vero: I used to admire inzulu so much .one time I told my coach that am training so hard to compete with inzulu

[1/23, 20:38] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Haahahahhah

[1/23, 20:38] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Did you ever get chance to meet her on run with her?

[1/23, 20:40] Vero: I always meet her in nambole during the trial s.

[1/23, 20:40] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Going forward, what advise do you have  for young athletes who are on fire and want to compete with Cheptegei like u wanted compete with inzikuru?

[1/23, 20:40] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Wowwwww

[1/23, 20:41] Vero: Never give up on your dreams.

[1/23, 20:42] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: What challenges do you remember that you feel affected you greatly?

[1/23, 20:45] Vero: Financially I was not doing well by then .so I decided to get a job and remain running under cooperate league and bankers galla

[1/23, 20:45] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Members Vero is a former 100m,200m and 400m runner. 

Sprinters please ask her thoughts on ur situations.

[1/23, 20:45] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Do you think finance is the biggest problem athletes face?

[1/23, 20:46] Vero: Most athletes are struggling financially but they have talent

[1/23, 20:47] Veronica: I your namesek who runs the same race which advise can you give me

[1/23, 20:48] Vero: If there is away we can support them it would be of great impact to our talent and community at large

[1/23, 20:48] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: We hope so.

[1/23, 20:49] Vero: Wao that's great Veronica keep moving the future is bright

[1/23, 20:49] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Do you blve female athlete have been sexually harrased by coaches, athletes and officials?

[1/23, 20:51] Veronica: OK l will try my level best and make it

[1/23, 20:52] Vero: Not really.its all about respect.we need to respect our coaches because they sacrifice alot to see that we shine.

[1/23, 20:52] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Nansaka, how did you do to lower your times during ur running?

[1/23, 20:53] Veronica: Yes we need to respect them

[1/23, 20:54] Vero: I used to train three times a day.

[1/23, 20:54] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Wowwww. Is this okay for a sprinter?

[1/23, 20:55] Vero: As a sprinter u need speed and endurance

[1/23, 20:56] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Interesting. I thought endurance only works on long distance. Thanks for this.

[1/23, 20:58] Vero: When your running 100m . when you have not worked on your endurance some one will bypass you at the finish line

[1/23, 20:58] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: What was the hardest competitive race you ran Vero?

[1/23, 20:59] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: I agree. I have been overtaken many times by @⁨Fred Oija⁩ 😂😂😂😂😂

[1/23, 21:00] Fred Oija: Hahaha😄😄😄 challenge accepted

[1/23, 21:01] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: But let me qorkon my endurance.

[1/23, 21:02] Vero: When we went to Rwanda by then I was representing kcca but I managed to come back with 4 gold medals.i thank God for that.

[1/23, 21:02] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[1/23, 21:03] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: That is owesome.

[1/23, 21:03] Veronica: Wowo

[1/23, 21:04] Vero: It's all about being focused and believing in your self everything is possible

[1/23, 21:05] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Ur journey is very admirable.

Have you trained others to be like you?

[1/23, 21:10] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Owesome job you have done.

[1/23, 21:10] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: How do u rate Uganda sprinters verses the international?

[1/23, 21:11] Vero: I would like to thank these two ladies for their commitment .I used to train with them .but they never gave up🙏🙏🙏

[1/23, 21:14] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Wowwww

[1/23, 21:14] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: ....

[1/23, 21:14] Vero: If omanyala of Kenya can make it why not us .I believe that we have good sprinters in Uganda and we can also make it to international level.

[1/23, 21:16] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: What do u think has been the hinderance?

[1/23, 21:17] Vero: Access to facilities

[1/23, 21:20] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Okay.

[1/23, 21:21] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Veronika as we come to a finish, is there an area that we have not talked about that you wish to share ur thoughts on?

[1/23, 21:28] Vero: I would like to thank my coaches .coach maurce, coach kabali,coach habiba,coach kiwa ,coach latigo and all coaches for the great work.thanks for making me who iam now. May God bless you all.not forgeting my comrades keep it up.

[1/23, 21:29] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Ladies and gental men we r bringing this hotseat to a close. Thankyou Veronika and all who made it possible. God bless you.

[1/23, 21:34] Vero: Thanks for hosting me.

[1/23, 21:35] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Asante.

[1/23, 22:10] Isaac Hiire Rayz Piano Journalist: Let's watch out for the hotseat of next Sunday where we are going to have one of Ugandan most prominent elite athlete share with us the process by process of this journey.