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Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | The Japanese government decided Thursday to put capital Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency over COVID-19, covering the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections. The emergency state will be effective from Monday to Aug. 22, which may …

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. …

🔴 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 …

  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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

📌  🇺🇬 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 …

✳ 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 …