Before the opening, a missing person case keeps Tokyo in suspense. © APA/afp / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

Olympic participant missing in Japan

A week before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, an athlete from Uganda goes missing. As the head of the delegation from Uganda, Beatrice Ayikoru, said on Friday, according to Japanese media, 20-year-old weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko missed qualifying for the Games and was due to fly home on Tuesday.

July 16, 2021

From: dpa