An interview with an investigative official revealed that a Ugandan player who had disappeared from a hotel in Izumisano, Osaka, who was staying at the pre-camp for the Tokyo Olympics, was photographed on a security camera at Nagoya Station.


After arriving in Nagoya by Shinkansen, the police are looking for the whereabouts because it seems that they are moving by car.

The one whose whereabouts are unknown is Julius Setitreco (20), a member of the Uganda team at the Tokyo Olympics, who was staying in the host town of Izumisano, Osaka for a preliminary training camp.



According to Izumisano City and others, Julius Setitreco left a note at the hotel he was staying at on the 16th of this month stating, "I want to work in Japan without returning to a difficult country," and I couldn't find my whereabouts. When the city investigated with the cooperation of JR, it was found that they had purchased a ticket for the Shinkansen bound for Nagoya.



After that, it was found by interviewing the investigators that the player was seen on the security camera at Nagoya Station.



The police are looking for the whereabouts because it seems that they are moving by car after coming to Nagoya by Shinkansen.



According to Izumisano City, it was decided that the athletes would not be able to participate in the Olympics during the training camp, and they were scheduled to return to Japan on the 20th of this month.

Accommodation Hotel "Limited to support"

Regarding the "bubble method" that eliminates contact between the athletes participating in the Olympics and the general public, the hotel in Izumisano, Osaka, where the disappeared Ugandan athletes were staying, points out that there is a limit to the response.



At this hotel, an elevator dedicated to the team was set up to prevent the team from coming into contact with other guests, and employees of a travel agency commissioned by the city were stationed in the lobby and back door to keep an eye on the team. It was.



Surveillance cameras are also installed at the back door and emergency stairs, but the disappeared athletes are not visible.



According to the hotel, after the players disappeared, there were about 10 calls from citizens, such as "I think I let the players escape on purpose" or "I think the surveillance system is not good". ..



The hotel's president, Takashi Nishi, said, "The hotel is not a prison, so we are not in a position to monitor it. There are limits to what we can do, and the hotel has been working hard to prevent infection with the new corona. It's out of my mind to be told various things. "



After that, he said, "Since the team stayed at the hotel for almost a month, I felt a sense of intimacy, and all the staff would like to watch TV and support them."

Interacting with citizens Going to the Olympic Village without realizing it

Initially, the planned exchange with the citizens of the host town was not realized, and the remaining Ugandan athletes will head to the Olympic Village in Tokyo on the 20th.



As a host town, Izumisano City has budgeted a total of about 71.5 million yen, including transportation and accommodation expenses for the athletes, and initially planned to interact with the citizens, but the two new members of the athletes Infection with corona was confirmed one after another, and no exchange program could be held, and the remaining athletes will leave for the Olympic Village in Tokyo on the 20th.



Hideo Takagaki, Councilor of Izumisano City, said, "I'm sorry I couldn't interact directly. I want to give top priority to delivering the remaining athletes and related parties to the Olympic Village safely."