Missing Ugandan lifter seen wearing India kit

23 July,2021 07:21 AM IST |  Tokyo  |  PTI

Ssekitoleko, 20, who was found in central Japan, was seen clad in a red track top with India written on the back at the Narita airport in a report

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The Indian officialdom in Tokyo was left flummoxed on Thursday when Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko, who was sent back to his country four days after he fled during training, was seen wearing an India track jacket at the airport.

Ssekitoleko, 20, who was found in central Japan, was seen clad in a red track top with India written on the back at the Narita airport in a report aired by NTV channel here.

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