A Ugandan professional athlete who left throughout pre-Olympics training in western Japan recently has actually been discovered and is being spoken with by authorities, authorities stated Tuesday.
Mie prefectural authorities in main Japan stated 20-year-old weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko remained in Yokkaichi, a city 105 miles east of his host town in western Japan. Police are asking him what took place because he left his hotel in Izumisano in the Osaka prefecture Friday, leaving a note stating he didn’t wish to go back to his nation.
Ssekitoleko left his baggage and a note stating he wished to remain in Japan and work, Izumisano authorities stated. He did not fulfill Olympic requirements in the current global rankings launched after he got here Japan and was to return house today.
The pandemic-delayed Olympics open Friday in spite of installing issue about an upswing of infections in Tokyo, which on Tuesday reported 1,387 cases, up 557 from a week earlier.
On their arrival on June 19 at Narita International Airport, a member of the group checked favorable and was quarantined, while the staying 8 members were enabled to take a trip more than 300 miles on a chartered bus to Izumisano.
Days later on, a 2nd member of the group checked favorable, requiring 7 town authorities and chauffeurs who had close contact with the group to self-isolate. Health authorities stated both contaminated Ugandans had the delta variation, which is thought to be more infectious.
The group, which ended its seclusion and trained from July 7, headed to Tokyo’s Olympic town on Tuesday without Ssekitoleko.
