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Ugandan weightlifter goes missing in Japan ahead of Olympics

7/16/2021, 10:43:41 AM


Tokyo, SANA- A Japanese government spokesman announced today the disappearance of a Ugandan athlete in the country, indicating that the police and

Tokyo-Sana

A Japanese government spokesman announced today the disappearance of a Ugandan athlete in the country, indicating that the police and authorities in the city of Izumisano are searching for him.

The official NHK television network, quoting the spokesperson, stated that the athlete is a weightlifter and that an official of the city in Osaka Prefecture noticed his disappearance during a test for the coronavirus.

City officials said the missing athlete, aged 20, was training with the nine-member Ugandan team in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.

The Olympic Games, which were postponed due to the epidemic, will start on the 23rd of this month, despite growing concern about the acceleration of infection in Tokyo.

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