
Summer Paralympics Aug 26, 2021
Ugandan teen looks to change attitudes after Paralympic debut
Husnah Kukundakwe said she felt like she could "touch the clouds" after making her debut at the Games on Thursday.
Ugandan teen looks to change attitudes after Paralympic debut
Husnah Kukundakwe said she felt like she could "touch the clouds" after making her debut at the Games on Thursday.
How a little-known G7 task force unwittingly helps governments target critics
Anti-money laundering guidelines are being used by some countries to investigate and freeze the assets of rights groups, lawyers and journalists.
Uganda detains weightlifter who went missing in Japan
Julius Ssekitoleko has been in police custody since Friday, when he arrived home from Japan, where he was reported missing from an Olympic training camp.
His disappearance ahead of the opening of the Olympics raised further questions about the safety of the global sporting event.
Ugandan athlete who fled Olympic training camp believed to have been found
Julius Ssekitoleko went missing Friday after leaving a note at his hotel saying he wanted to work in Japan as life in his home country was difficult.
Missing Ugandan Olympic athlete spotted on camera at Nagoya Station
Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko had purchased a bullet train ticket to the city after leaving a note at his hotel in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, saying he wanted to work in Japan.
Nigerian Olympic delegate is first hospitalized visitor with COVID-19, report says
The individual, a nonathlete in their 60s, reportedly tested positive on Thursday evening at the airport with mild symptoms but was hospitalized because of age and pre-existing conditions.
Missing Ugandan athlete left note saying he wants to work in Japan
The message from the 20-year-old weightlifter was found at his accommodation in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture.
Serbian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan
The athlete, a member of the rowing team, was found to have the coronavirus based on an antigen test conducted at Tokyo's Haneda Airport upon arrival on Saturday.
Japan to tighten COVID-19 controls for some Olympic groups after variant cases
So far six people related to the games have entered Japan while infected with the delta mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
New rules eyed for Tokyo Games arrivals after Uganda team infections
Athletes and delegation members should be immediately isolated if they arrive in Japan with a person infected with the virus, the organizing committee's senior officer said.
Tokyo Olympic president says antivirus measures need to be tightened
Seiko Hashimoto's comment came after a Ugandan team member was found to be infected with the highly contagious delta variant first detected in India.