Life back home too difficult, says Ugandan weightlifter who 'disappeared' from Tokyo Games Village - Punch Newspapers

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A Ugandan weightlifter who left the Tokyo Games Village unceremoniously has stated the reason for his action., quoting the Games officials, the 20-year-old Julius Ssekitoleko left a note saying his life back home in Uganda was too difficult and he wanted to work in Japan.

“He had 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,” CNN stated. “The athlete purchased a Shinkansen bullet train ticket to Nagoya, about 200 kilometers away,” CNN quoted an Izumisano official as saying.

 

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IamtheOGee He has just made every Ugandan athlete to be looked at as a potential runaway

Olympics never even start ki Eleyi to japa

meekolodian 😂😂😂

Reach Japan, become JAPAnese. Come leave note say make dem send him things to him wife for Uganda 😃😃😃

He gang gang fo real!! 🤟🏼🤟🏼

Them go catch am Las Las.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣omolomo haff jappa-ed inside japan! o my goodness l yam a fucken genius

😂 me I go do the same

Olympics never start this one don japa

Sharp guy 😂😂😂😂😂

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