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And Bobi Wine couldn't hide his excitement about the star his son is destined to be, given his dedication and hard work.
Youngster Solomon Kampala Kyagulanyi has set his athletics dreams clear and has, time and again, vowed to become a world champion someday.
To realize his dream as a track racer, Kampala joined the Texas A&M Corpus Christi track team in the United States.
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On Monday, his parents, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine and mother, Barbie Itungo, were in the United States to support and cheer in his practice races.
And Bobi Wine couldn't hide his excitement about the star his son is destined to be, given his dedication and hard work.
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15:55 - 08.01.2024
Watch: Bobi Wine, Barbie cheer Solomon Kampala racing in Texas
The couple made it all the way to Texas, United States, to support and cheer their son as he battled with a host of other aspiring stars in 100 and 200-metre track races.
"So, this young man Solomon Kampala Kyagulanyi decided to take a completely different path from mine," Bobi Wine, a musician-turned-politician, said after watching Kampala race.
"It was the very first time for me to physically see him running, and I was quite impressed. The boy is fast!"
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While Thierry Ssali is pursuing his football career, Solomon Kampala, on the other hand, is furthering his studies.
"Keep going, son. Impossible is nothing. Hopefully, one day, you'll proudly carry our national flag like all the legends that came before you."
Kampala is a 200m runner who even scooped bronze in the Ultimate Race Nights in Dubai in March 2023 after running 23.09 seconds, which is his recorded personal best to date.
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Ssali, son to popular singer Moses Ssali alias Bebe Cool, netted his team's second goal for their fourth successive victory.
In April last year, still in the national athletics trials, Kampala missed out on a spot in the national team going to the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, by a whisker.
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He ran 24.72 seconds to finish third in his heat as eventual winner Allan Ngobi finished with 21.08 seconds.
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