Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muzviitiko zvemitambo yakasiyana-siyana, Uganda yakabudirira zvikuru mumitambo yokumhanya uye tsiva. Uganda yakawana menduru nomwe kumaOlympics uye 39 paMitambo yeCommonwealth, dzose dziri mumitambo miviri iyi. Vamwe vevatambi veUganda vanonyanya kuzivikanwa vanosanganisira John Akii-Bua, uyo akahwina goridhe rekutanga reOlympic mu400 metres zvipingamupinyi pa1972 Munich Olimpiki, naDavis Kamoga, menduru yebronze mumamita mazana mana uye wekutanga weUganda kuhwina menduru kuIAAF World Championships muAtletics (kukunda sirivheri pa1997 World Championships muAthens). Moses Ndiema Kipsiro ndiye akahwina menduru yebronze pamakwikwi emamita zviuru zvishanu paWorld Championships ya2007 muOsaka, uye Stephen Kiprotich ndiye akahwina mujaho weWorld Championships.
nhangemutange yemarathon pamitambo yeOlympic yeLondon ya2012 uye paWorld Championships ya2013. Vanonyanya kuzivikanwa pakati pevatambi vechikadzi vanosanganisira Dorcus Inzikuru, uyo aive wekutanga wekuUganda kuhwina goridhe kuWorld Athletics Championships paakakunda 3,000 metres steeplechase ku2005 World Championships muHelsinki, asati awedzera goridhe ku2006 Commonwealth Games muMelbourne.