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Swimmer Tibatemwa finishes 64th of 85

Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa has just finished 6th in heat 4 of the 50m freestyle swimming event at the ongoing Rio Olympics. His time of 25.98 seconds was outside his national record of  25.54 seconds and placed him 64th out of 85 in the heats. Only the best 16 at the end of the 11 …

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Uganda’s Tibatemwa gets a second day in the limelight

Joshua Ekirikubinza Tibatemwa was in the limelight on his Olympic debut. The 19-year-old was Uganda’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics last Friday. Today he returns for his competitive debut, achieving a lifelong dream to represent Uganda at the Olympics. The men’s 50m freestyle race today offers him …

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Phelps claims 21st gold as US win 4x200m relay

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL | AFP |  Michael Phelps bagged the 21st gold medal of his incredible Olympic career on Tuesday, anchoring the United States to victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Phelps, who barely 15 minutes earlier had produced a superb victory in the 200m butterfly, led the United …

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