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Ugandan weightlifter goes missing ahead of Tokyo Olympics, leaves behind note

A police officer wearing a face mask walks past Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games signage at the Main Press Center during the coronavirus outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, July 16, 2021. (Reuters Photo)

An Ugandan weightlifter who went missing from an Olympic training camp on Friday left a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan, media reports said, adding to confusion ahead of the Games which begin next week.

Julius Ssekitoleko was discovered missing from the Ugandan team's training site in Izumisano, a city in Osaka, western Japan.

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