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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Ronald Musagala is hurting after his quest for the limelight in the men\u2019s 1500m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics painfully ended yesterday. The middle-distance runner was reduced to sombre mood after he failed to finish the round 1 Heat 3 after the hamstring problem in his left leg manifested again.<\/p>\n

And the 28-year-old was visibly heartbroken when a steward took him off the National Stadium maroon tartan in a wheelchair as Great Britain\u2019s Jake Heyward celebrated the race victory. \u201cIt has failed,\u201d Musagala said of his left leg before agreeing that he needed to rest his body. He could not push into the last 400m.<\/p>\n

History of hamstrings<\/b><\/p>\n

Musagala first suffered the hamstring problem at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden. He struggled to finish the last 70m of the 1500m race, still managing to hold onto fourth place in 3:33.99 on July 4. The national record holder returned to the Global Sports Communication training in Nijmegen, Netherlands for treatment but the body hardly recovered.Leni\u2019s bittersweet momentThe 2018 African Senior Games\u2019 bronze medallist had even contemplated pulling out of the Tokyo mission days before the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n

After Musagala, Shida Leni took lane 8 of the women\u2019s 400m Round 1 Heat 3 but she finished sixth in a time of 52.48 seconds. The race was won by American star Allyson Felix in 50.84. Despite failing to take one of the available top three places to the semi-finals, debutant Leni became Uganda\u2019s first sprinter at the Olympics since Justine Bayigga ran the lap at the Beijing 2008 Games.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s Leni Shida reacts after competing in the women’s 400m heats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3, 2021.<\/p>\n

MUSAGALA IN 2021Aug 3: Tokyo Olympics (1500m H, DNF)Jul 4: Stockholm DL (1500m 4th, 3:33.99)Jul 1: Oslo DL (Mile 6th, 3:53.04)Jun 6: FBK Games Hengelo (1500m 12th, 3:38.69)May 28: Doha DL (1500m 6th, 3:35.99)May 8: 7th UAF Trials (800m DNF, Pacesetter)Apr 24: 6th UAF Trials (1500m 1st, 3:36.63)<\/p>\n

ATHLETICS – DAY FIVE RESULTSWOMEN\u2019S RD 1 HEAT 3<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Allyson Felix (USA) 50.842. Roneisha McGregor (JAM) 51.143. Lada Vondrova (CZE) 51.146. Shida Leni (UGA) 52.48MEN\u2019S 15000M RD 1 HEAT 31. Jake Heyward (GBR) 3:36.142. Teddese Lemi (ETH) 3:36.263. Stewart McSweyn (AUS) 3:36.39 X. Ronald Musagala (UGA) DNF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. Ronald Musagala is hurting after his quest for the limelight in the men\u2019s 1500m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics painfully ended yesterday. The middle-distance runner was reduced to sombre mood after he failed to finish the round 1 Heat 3 after the hamstring problem in his left leg manifested again. 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