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This led to the Ugandan team being placed in quarantine, while prompting discussions in Japan over how the country could strengthen protocols for participants arriving for the Games.Ssekitoleko had been hoping to compete in the men’s weightlifting competition at the Games.
According to Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor, Ssekitoleko was informed Wednesday that he had missed out on a place in the men’s 67 kilogram competition, having been on a waiting list. Uganda Olympic Committee general secretary Beatrice Ayikoru was reported as saying Ssekitoleko was due to fly home on Tuesday July 20.
Ssekitoleko had been on the waiting list after winning two bronze medals at the African Weightlifting Championships last month. The disappearance of the 20-year-old, who competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, will be a concern for organisers who have been attempting to reassure the public that strict COVID-19 protocols are being followed.A member of Uganda’s rugby sevens team went missing last month in Monaco, after the team competed at the final Olympic qualification tournament.
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