Ugandan athlete who went missing in Japan to return home Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Members of the Ugandan Olympic team leave a hotel in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday to head for Tokyo for the Olympic Games. | KYODO Kyodo Jul 22, 2021 An athlete from Uganda who went missing last week from his pre-Olympic training camp in Osaka Prefecture has been found and headed back to his home country late Wednesday, officials said. The mayor of Izumisano, which hosted the training camp, said at a press conference that Julius Ssekitoleko initially expressed hopes of staying in Japan but was later convinced to go back to Uganda during a meeting with the head of the Ugandan team.