BA Ugandan athlete who had fled the Olympic training camp was found. Police in Mie Prefecture announced on Tuesday that 20-year-old weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko is in Yokkaichi, about 170 kilometers east of his training camp in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. He is being questioned by the police. Toshiro Muto, OC’s managing director, said that before deciding how to handle the case, information will be obtained first. The athlete disappeared last week after missing Olympic qualifications. He should fly home. But he left a note in the hotel room, saying that he wanted to live and work in Japan.
Corona measures are also very strict Olympia It is stipulated that athletes can only move between the residence and the training or competition venue. They are not allowed to contact local residents. Although the Japanese people have been worried about the increase in the infection rate, the Olympic Games will open on Friday. On Tuesday, the Olympic city Tokyo reported 1,387 cases in 24 hours, an increase of 557 cases from a week ago.
Two members of the Ugandan team were tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Japan, although all team members are said to have been vaccinated. A delta variant was detected in it. The team was one of the first teams to arrive in Japan last month, but due to the positive notification of the coronavirus, they only started preparing for training in early July. On Tuesday, the team moved to the Athletes Village in Tokyo.
