Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Reports from Japan indicate that a member of Uganda’s Olympic team who has not been identified, has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan and put under quarantine. It is not clear if it is an athlete or official. …
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The awardees for this year’s WOA Grants
Mali
Panama
Hong Kong
France
Papua New Guinea
Uganda
Colombia
Sri Lanka
Portugal
Italy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Olympics Committee has got a grant that will enable it to …
U.S. advises against travel to Japan due to COVID-19
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States on Monday advised its citizens against traveling to Japan due to COVID-19 risk, two months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The State Department raised its travel advisory for Japan and Sri Lanka to “Level 4: Do Not Travel,” the …
Read More »Up to 75% of Olympic village vaccinated as Tokyo Games near
Tokyo 2020 enters operational delivery mode 75% of Village residents secured vaccination
Limitation on participants entering Japan
Games-time medical system review
Medical personnel from abroad
54k+ athletes in 430+ safe major events since 9/2020 Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | With up to 75 per cent …
Uganda’s Olympic-bound athletes test form in Ostrava
Cheptegei says he ‘has a golden dream’ TODAY
10,000m – 5.10pm Jacob Kiplimo & Mande Kibet
1,500m – 7.22pm Winnie Nanyondo
1,500m – 7.32pm Ronald Musagala
3,000m SC – 8.00pm Boniface Sikowo & Albert Chemutai
3,000m – 8.45pm Joshua Cheptegei & Oscar Chelimo Ostrava, …
Cheptegei to compete in golden spike event in Ostrava
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World’s 5000m and 10,000m record holder Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will compete in the Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The event, a World Continental Tour Gold Meeting slated for May 19th will also attract other world stars including the world’s Male athlete of the …
Read More »IOC, Pfizer and BioNTech in massive Olympics vaccination drive
IOC welcomes Pfizer and BioNTech’s donation of vaccines to teams heading for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | A massive plan to ensure all participants to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are vaccinated in the next two months has started. As …
Read More »OLYMPICS: Kiprotich picked for Uganda marathon team
Uganda marathon team
Fred Musobo
Stephen Kiprotich
Felix Chemonges Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, URN & XINHUA | Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has selected Stephen Kiprotich as one of three marathoners to represent the country in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that start July 23, 2021. With up …
Pre-flight COVID tests, daily checks for Tokyo Olympics athletes
Two COVID-19 tests before flight to Japan
Daily tests
Only follow activities outlined in activity plan
Social-distance with outsiders, 1 meter
Use Games vehicles only
Eat only in locations where COVID-19 countermeasures in place
All other Games participants tested daily for three days …
Kiprotich Tokyo Olympics decision to be made next week
SUNDAY RESULTS: NN Mission Marathon top 10 1. Kipchoge, Eliud (KEN) 02:04:30 2. Korir, Jonathan (KEN) 02:06:40 3. Kifle, Goitom (ERI) 02:08:07 4. Kacheran, Philemon 02:08:47 5. Kiprotich, Stephen (UGA) 02:09:04 6. Kusuro, Geoffrey (UGA) –02:09:53 7. Sang, Mathew (KEN) 02:09:54 8. Chemonges, Filex (UGA) 02:09:59 9. Tewelde, Hiskel …
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