Uganda’s 800m Women running pair of Winnie Nanyondo and Halima Nakaayi have registered progress. The two managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Women’s 800m race in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday July 30. Nanyondo posted a time of 2:02.02 and finished second in the Heat one that France’s Renelle Lamote won. She recorded a time of ...
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The Ugandan Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko who escaped during the Tokyo Olympics has asked the government to help him find work. He said he needs help because he has a family he needs to sustain. On Wednesday, the Police released the weightlifter who said he will continue with the sport despite his need for something sustainable. ‘’I want the government to ...
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Julius Ssekitoleko, the Ugandan Weight lifter who went missing in Japan from the Olympics training camp finally returned home this morning. Julius went missing for four days before they found him 170 kilometers away from their residence. In a statement released today by the ministry of foreign affairs, they confirmed that the weightlifter is safe. “Mr. Julius Ssekitoleko was seen ...
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The only Ugandan Rowing athlete at the Japan Olympics, Grace Kathleen Nobel finished 5th in Heat 2 of Women’s Single Sculls. This happened during the opening round of the event at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan on Friday. Kathleen posted a time of 8:25:85, beating Singapore’s Joan Poh who finished last. Kathleen, who is Uganda’s first-ever rower at ...
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Musician Maurice Kirya has come to the rescue of embattled Ugandan Olympian Julius Ssekitoleko who had deliberately gone missing in Japan a few days ago. Ssekitoleko, a Ugandam weightlifter was scheduled to fly back to the country with his coach after failing to make the quota for the final Olympics in Japan. He however disappeared leaving a note in his ...
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