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Uganda primed to banish lingering stench of Rio 2016, but reluctance to heed warnings remains

Uganda primed to banish lingering stench of Rio 2016, but reluctance to heed warnings remains
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Covid: The unwanted link in Uganda s Olympic story

Daily Monitor Saturday July 10 2021 Frozen out. Annet Negesa qualified for London 2012 Games but could only watch the biggest sporting event after she was barred from participation over hormone levels. PHOTO/AGENCIES Summary Challenge. Uganda has a rich Olympic history but its hands have been burned before, with athletes such as George Odeke (1964) Annet Negesa (2012) controversially not participating despite qualifying for the Games – Covid presents one such moments. Advertisement Despite the regular checkups and keeping in a bubble, Busquets tested positive for Covid-19. “This disease is everywhere,” mumbled Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) president and National Council of Sports chairman Donald Rukare, when boxing coach Patrick Lihanda tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in two weeks in Japan.

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Feature: Uganda s lone female boxer upbeat as Tokyo Games draw close

Feature: Uganda s lone female boxer upbeat as Tokyo Games draw close Xinhua 11 May 2021, 23:55 GMT+10 KAMPALA, May 11 (Xinhua) Uganda s flyweight boxer Catherine Nanziri cannot wait for the Tokyo Olympic Games to showcase her country s boxing talent on the international arena. Nanziri will be the first ever female boxer to represent Uganda at the Olympics. For her, this is not a big challenge as she awaits to win medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were delayed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a light training session with her coach Muhammad Ssekanjako, Nanziri told Xinhua in a recent interview that this is her time to carry the national flag high.

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