{"id":13985,"date":"2021-07-14T15:48:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=13985"},"modified":"2021-07-14T15:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:10:53","slug":"weightlifter-ssekitoleko-misses-out-on-games-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/weightlifter-ssekitoleko-misses-out-on-games-slot","title":{"rendered":"Weightlifter Ssekitoleko misses out on Games slot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Just last month, weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko beamed with confidence in company of his coach Hakim Ssempereza before they departed for the Izumisano camp ahead of Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n

The pair were part of Uganda\u2019s first nine-man batch to Japan on June 18 which was later detected with two positive cases for the coronavirus. Ssekitoleko and co had come out of a quarantine last week to resume final preparations in Izumisano but his Olympic dream is over already. Daily Monitor understands that the 20-year-old will return home early next week after he missed a slot in the 67kg weight category. No quota\u201cWe received communication late that Uganda had no quota for weightlifting,\u201d said Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) general secretary Beatrice Ayikoru. \u201cHe will be returning on July 20,\u201d said the Team Uganda chef de mission. Ssekitoleko was set to become the country\u2019s ninth lifter in the Games\u2019 history but Uganda Weightlifting Federation (UWF) president Salim Musoke says he missed a slot across two quotas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was among the athletes on the waiting list (for slots) at the time he travelled,\u201d Musoke stated. Ssekitoleko joined the pending list after winning 67kg bronze after lifting 100kg in clean and 130kg in clean and jerk for a total 230kg during the Africa Weightlifting Championships at Ruaraka Sports Club in Kenyan capital Nairobi in late May.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had two entry routes; in 61kg and 67kg,\u201d Musoke narrated. \u201cInternational Weightlifting Federation gave us a very urgent notice (to decide) and I told them that 67kg was the best. He was put in the 67kg category and he was among many others waiting.\u201d\u201cFor the first quota, a competitor from Madagascar took his place in the first quota,\u201d Musoke explained. And this being the African champion Tojonirina Andriantsitohaina before his share of luck ran out. \u201cAnd for the unused slots available, Japan had extra slots as a host which they filled up.\u201d Short stayFor this category, Japan entered Mitsunori Konnai to complete a 14-man list that will compete for gold at the Tokyo International Forum on July 25. UWF and UOC received final details last week on July 6 and, Ssekitoleko, unlike his four counterparts in Izumisano, who will connect to the Games\u2019 Village in Tokyo on July 20, will be arrive home that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least we already have five athletes qualified for the Commonwealth Games and it is why we chose to keep in the Izumisano camp,\u201d added Musoke, who will still travel to Tokyo as an International Technical Official (ITO) for \u201cBut he has benefitted from the training as we head off to Birmingham 2022. He is one of the five weightlifters currently confirmed for the Games,\u201d added Ayikoru.Ssekitoleko\u2019s miss means that for the first time in Olympic history, Uganda will present more women (13) than men (12).<\/p>\n

LIFTERS AT OLYMPICS<\/b><\/p>\n

London 2012: Charles Ssekyaaya (62kg: 235, 13th)Beijing 2008: Mubarak Kivumbi (56kg: DNS)Athens 2004: Irene Ajambo (69kg: 150, 9th)Atlanta 1996: Ali Kavuma (108kg: 260.0, 19th)Seoul 1998: Joseph Kaddu Kuteesa (67.5kg: 215.0 21st) & Ali Kavuma (90kg: 232.5, 24th)Los Angeles 1984: Fred Bunjo (75kg: 245.0, 18th) & John Kyazze (110kg: 120.0, AC)dkyeyune@ug.nationmedia.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Just last month, weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko beamed with confidence in company of his coach Hakim Ssempereza before they departed for the Izumisano camp ahead of Tokyo Olympics. The pair were part of Uganda\u2019s first nine-man batch to Japan on June 18 which was later detected with two positive cases for the coronavirus. 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