Emily Nakalema

Emily Nakalema
Born
Emily Kyomugisha

(1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 (age 30)
NationalityUgandan
Other namesGolola
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing Uganda
2018 East Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Burundi Welterweight
2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Dakar, Senegal Welterweight

Emily Nakalema (born Emily Kyomugisha, January 20, 1994) is a Ugandan female boxer[1] competing in the welterweight division.[2] As of July 2019, she was the captain of Uganda's national female boxers team, the She Bombers.[3] She is also a bronze medal winner at the 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.

  1. ^ "Women's Day: Celebrating women achievers in sports". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Salt Media (February 26, 2020). "Boxing: Nakaleme Brings Hope To Uganda's Camp In Dakar". Salt Media. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "UN Women engages with the boxing fraternity in Uganda". UN Women | Africa. Retrieved March 26, 2020.