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Plascon Showcases Automotive Paint Options at 2026 Kampala Auto Present – The Panorama Uganda
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The 2026 Kampala Auto Present concluded on Sunday, July 19, on the Kololo Independence Grounds after three days of auto showcases, motorsport leisure, automotive enterprise engagements and family-friendly experiences.
The occasion, which ran from July 17 to 19, introduced collectively automotive sellers, mechanics, motorsport drivers, insurance coverage suppliers, asset-financing establishments, automotive lovers and households beneath one platform, additional cementing its place as certainly one of Uganda’s main motoring and life-style occasions.
Now in its fifth version, the Kampala Auto Present has continued to develop as a serious automotive market and life-style platform, combining commerce, leisure, training and sport. This yr’s version featured car exhibitions, electrical automobiles, classic and customized vehicles, stay drifting, drag racing, stunt performances, upkeep workshops, product showcases and public engagements from totally different gamers throughout the automotive worth chain.
Kansai Plascon Uganda participated as a co-sponsor of the Auto Present for the third consecutive yr, utilizing the platform to showcase its automotive paint options alongside different paint merchandise accessible on the Ugandan market.




On the Plascon exhibition sales space, guests interacted with the corporate’s vary of auto automotive paints and associated merchandise designed for car ending, restore, refurbishment and upkeep. The showcase gave motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automotive homeowners and motoring lovers a possibility to study extra about skilled paint software, car physique ending, paint care and the significance of utilizing real automotive paint merchandise.
Talking throughout the Auto Present, Daniel Kayongo, the Head of Advertising and marketing at Kansai Plascon Uganda, stated the corporate’s continued participation displays its dedication to supporting Uganda’s rising automotive sector and creating consciousness round Plascon’s wider product portfolio.
“The Kampala Auto Present offers us a robust alternative to interact instantly with motorists, mechanics, spray painters, automotive homeowners and automotive lovers. Many individuals know Plascon for ornamental and architectural paints, however we even have sturdy automotive paint options that assist car ending, restore and refurbishment. Our participation right here is about training, product expertise and supporting the broader automotive trade,” Kayongo stated.
Plascon’s presence on the Auto Present additionally helped broaden public understanding of the model past architectural paints. By way of product exhibitions and direct engagement with guests, the corporate highlighted its function within the automotive house, notably in car refinishing, physique restore, skilled spraying and long-term car safety.
Past the Plascon showcase, the three-day Auto Present delivered a robust sports activities and life-style expertise for attendees, with crowds handled to drifting, drag racing, stunt performances, customized automotive shows, classic fashions, electrical car showcases, household actions and leisure. Drivers, automotive homeowners and motoring lovers additionally used the platform to share their ardour for vehicles, efficiency, modification, restoration and Uganda’s rising automotive tradition.
The occasion additionally created house for broader conversations round safer and better-maintained automobiles, with exhibitors participating the general public on car care, financing choices, insurance coverage, spare elements, servicing and basic automotive upkeep.
For Plascon, the 2026 Kampala Auto Present supplied a sensible platform to reveal that automotive paint performs an vital function not solely in car look, but in addition in safety, sturdiness, refurbishment and long-term car worth. The corporate used the occasion to teach shoppers on the significance of selecting real automotive paint merchandise and dealing with educated applicators to attain high quality ending.
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Commonwealth Games 2026: Gymnast Ruby Evans wins first gold for Wales
Gymnast Ruby Evans has won Wales’ first Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow with victory in the floor final.
Evans, 19, performed the final routine of the women’s programme and defeated England’s Abigail Martin into silver, with her team-mate Shantae-Eve Amankwaah securing bronze.
Evans left the arena in tears on Sunday after her disappointing sixth in the all-round individual competition, that after Wales finished fourth in the team event.
Now, after Welsh identical twins Abigail and Emily Roper won bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other on Monday, Evans has delivered gold.
It was the first victory for Team Wales in Scotland and a ninth medal alongside two silver and six bronze.
There is also a guaranteed podium position for boxer Connor Williams after he reached the semi-finals.
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Saltburn-Norton match investigated over alleged ‘finger clicking’ cheating
An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.
The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League has started an investigation into a second XI Division 2 game between Saltburn and Norton.
A viral video on social media appears to show a Saltburn fielder clicking his fingers as the ball passes Noman Shabir’s bat before being caught by wicketkeeper Josh Bowes. Saltburn appeal and the umpire gives Shabir out.
It has been suggested that the finger-clicking was designed to trick the umpire into thinking the batter edged the ball.
Saltburn won by 159 runs and are top of Division 2 by 17 points.
“The league have received a formal complaint regarding alleged incidents in a Division Two game on Saturday,” the league said in a statement on X.
“A full investigation has been initiated and until such time as the formal processes are complete no further comment will be made.”
Last week Bowes took eight catches in Saltburn’s 22-run win over Shildon Railway. The men’s Test record for catches by a keeper in an innings is seven.
Bowes leads the league standings with 31 catches, 10 more than any other player.
Rory Cotterill, who captained Middlesbrough second XI during a 29-run defeat by Saltburn last month, responded to a social media post containing the video and alleged two further incidents of cheating by Saltburn in that match.
The original video of the incident has had more than three million views on X, with publications in Australia and New Zealand among those to report it.
The BBC has contacted the league and Saltburn. Norton declined to comment.
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West Indies v Pakistan: Justin Greaves takes five wickets for none in incredible spell
First Test, Tarouba (day three of five)
West Indies 311 (Hope 92; Ali 4-50) & 126-7 (Chanderpaul 35, Abbas 3-14)
Pakistan 282 (Masood 109; Greaves 5-27)
West Indies lead by 155 runs
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.
Greaves, who is playing in his 17th Test, claimed his maiden Test five-wicket haul to help dismiss Pakistan for 282 in response to West Indies’ first-innings total of 311.
The 32-year-old Barbadian’s spell – five consecutive wicket maidens – was all the more remarkable given he had bowled six overs earlier in the day for 27 runs without taking a wicket.
“When I came on captain Roston Chase just said ‘continue to be disciplined in what you are doing’ and to see if I can get some wickets for the team,” Greaves said.
“The ball nipped around and I got some reward. Anytime I get the ball in hand the team looks to me to be that solid player for them [and] try to dig us out of situations.
“To get five wickets for the first time in Test cricket, I’m really happy, but there’s still a lot of work to do in the game.”
Pakistan captain Shan Masood was Greaves’ first wicket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad when he was bowled for 109 in the 64th over following a superb set-up.
Greaves had pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before he tailed a delivery back into Masood who played down the wrong line and inside edged on to his stumps.
Aamer Jamal had his middle stump uprooted in Greaves’ next over as the seamer speared one through his defences.
Greaves then trapped Ali Usman lbw before he had Mohammed Rizwan and Mohammad Abbas both caught behind as Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for just 38 runs.
West Indies reached stumps on day three on 126-7 in their second innings – a lead of 155 runs – to leave the match finely poised.
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