A Ugandan athlete who has gone missing in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games left a note saying he wanted to work in Japan, officials said.
Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter, failed to qualify for the Games after his arrival in Japan, and was due to fly back to Uganda on July 20.But he was last seen at a local station near his delegation's hotel in Izumisano at 6:30 a.m. on Friday. The athlete purchased a Shinkansen bullet train ticket to Nagoya, about 200 kilometers away, an Izumisano official told CNN.
Ssekitoleko competed in the Men's 56kg weightlifting final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, aged just 17. He finished 10th in that contest.Two Ugandan athletes, and others from Rwanda and Cameroon, previously went missing during those games, which were held in Gold Coast, Australia, PA Media reported at the time.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ugandan Olympic Athlete Goes Missing In Japan In Possible Breach Of Covid-19 RulesVisiting athletes are expected to follow strict quarantine and testing protocols to avoid spreading Covid-19 to the general public in Japan.
Read more »
Search is on after Ugandan athlete goes missing from training camp in JapanTeammates realized the athlete was absent around noon Friday when his coronavirus saliva test sample was not delivered and they found his hotel room empty.
Read more »
Ugandan Weightlifter Is Missing in Japan Ahead of Tokyo Olympics - E! OnlineOne Olympic hopeful from Uganda, 20-year-old Julius Ssekitoleko, reportedly went missing from his hotel room just one week before the Tokyo Olympics. He has been training in Osaka for several days.
Read more »
Ugandan athlete missing from hotel in Japan ahead of OlympicsUgandan athlete missing from a hotel in Japan ahead of the Olympics, raising questions over organizers’ oversight of Olympic participants amid local coronavirus concerns.
Read more »
Japan's Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfiedTOKYO (AP) — Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders staking out hotels to keep participants from coming into contact with ordinary Japanese or visiting restaurants to sample the sushi.
Read more »
Japan's Olympic security balancing act leaves few satisfiedTOKYO (AP) — Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders staking out hotels to keep participants from coming into contact with ordinary Japanese or visiting restaurants to sample the sushi.
Read more »