Kampala, April 15 -- Uganda Athletics has named its final squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays, set to take place in Gaborone, Botswana.

Uganda Athletics Federation president Dominic Otuchet confirmed to Xinhua on Tuesday thata team of four athletes will represent the country at the competition.

Botswana will host the event at the Botswana National Stadium from May 2-3. This will be the eighth edition of the World Athletics Relays and the first time the event is staged on African soil.

"We were cleared by the world body because of our ranking, and we can only manage to send four runners and no reserves because of a lack of finances," added Otuchet.

Despite the limited squad size, Otuchet emphasized that preparations are already und...