Beatrice Ayikoru, the Chief de mission to Tokyo at Uganda Olympics Committee, says the organizers are trying to do everything possible to protect the second batch of athletes from the dilemma that affected their colleagues.
The Chief de mission of Ugandas team at the just ended 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Beatrice Ayikoru has disclosed that another athlete Vienna Ssekanga also disappeared in Australia.
The International Associations of Athletics Federations IAAF has offered Ugandas Benjamin Kiplagat a wildcard to take part in the 2015 World Championships.
Interestingly while medal table leaders China have all their athletes including winners fly back to China, Uganda’s team including the officials have opted to remain in London to watch the other Games despite their meager allowances of $72 per day and $360 for officials as compared to other nations that are earning bigger allowances.