Uganda, April 6 -- With about 100 days to the Paris 2024 Olympics, most countries have booked their places in different sports. But except rowing and athletics, Uganda's participants in other disciplines are still trying in hope. Few are on the brink of qualification, many on the cusp of heartbreak.

Boxing

It was only at London 2012 when Uganda failed to field boxers at the Olympics. By then Uganda was at the peak of administrative wrangles, which triggered a ban by the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Since then, Uganda have competed at both Olympic editions. But currently, the Bombers are likely to miss Paris 2024 after two qualifying campaigns.

At the continental qualifier in Dakar, Senegal in September 2023, all of the five...