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Glasgow 2014: Sierra Leone cyclist 'not missing' | Glasgow 2014: Sierra Leone cyclist 'not missing' |
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A cyclist from Sierra Leone who vanished from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletes' village is not missing, officials have said. | A cyclist from Sierra Leone who vanished from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletes' village is not missing, officials have said. |
Organisers Glasgow 2014 said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where Mohamed Tholley is. | Organisers Glasgow 2014 said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where Mohamed Tholley is. |
On Friday it emerged that athletes from the country were considering extending their stay amid fears over the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa. | On Friday it emerged that athletes from the country were considering extending their stay amid fears over the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa. |
Two Sierra Leone athletes at the Games have been tested and cleared for Ebola. | Two Sierra Leone athletes at the Games have been tested and cleared for Ebola. |
Ebola has caused more than 700 deaths since February in an outbreak affecting four west African countries. | Ebola has caused more than 700 deaths since February in an outbreak affecting four west African countries. |
Ebola tests | |
Mohamed Tholley had failed show to up for the men's time trial cycling on Thursday. | Mohamed Tholley had failed show to up for the men's time trial cycling on Thursday. |
Glasgow 2014 have now said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where the "missing cyclist" is and stressed he was not missing. | Glasgow 2014 have now said the Sierra Leone chef de mission knows where the "missing cyclist" is and stressed he was not missing. |
Unisa Deen Kargbo said that legally Tholley could be in the country until September but he had not discussed leaving the village with anyone in the camp. | |
Sierra Leone's Samuel Morris and Moses Sesay have been tested for Ebola and cleared by doctors in Glasgow. | Sierra Leone's Samuel Morris and Moses Sesay have been tested for Ebola and cleared by doctors in Glasgow. |
Sesay, 32, was admitted to a Glasgow hospital last week after feeling unwell and doctors tested him for various conditions, including Ebola. | Sesay, 32, was admitted to a Glasgow hospital last week after feeling unwell and doctors tested him for various conditions, including Ebola. |
The cyclist was given the all-clear and released from hospital in time to compete in the men's individual time trial at the Games on Thursday. | The cyclist was given the all-clear and released from hospital in time to compete in the men's individual time trial at the Games on Thursday. |
It later emerged that table tennis player Morris was also tested in Glasgow and given the all-clear. | It later emerged that table tennis player Morris was also tested in Glasgow and given the all-clear. |
Morris, 34, said he developed a fever two days after arriving at the athletes' village. | Morris, 34, said he developed a fever two days after arriving at the athletes' village. |
He said: "They took me to the general hospital. They tested me for Ebola. | He said: "They took me to the general hospital. They tested me for Ebola. |
"I thought it was ordinary malaria diagnosis. But they didn't say that. They thought it was just a change of weather." | "I thought it was ordinary malaria diagnosis. But they didn't say that. They thought it was just a change of weather." |
Tholley's coach Winston Crowther said the cyclist may have had concerns over the Ebola outbreak, but did not rule out other reasons for him leaving the team camp, including economic factors. | Tholley's coach Winston Crowther said the cyclist may have had concerns over the Ebola outbreak, but did not rule out other reasons for him leaving the team camp, including economic factors. |
On the issue of the team returning to Sierra Leone, Unisa Deen Kargbo said: "Athletes have come to me and said they don't want to return because of the Ebola situation. | |
"There have been discussions with back home to see what the final decision will be on that. I have a mandate to return the athletes on 5 August and that's what I'm working towards now." | |
Asked if the athletes could stay on in the UK, he said: "The UK government will have to decide if that's an option, but I don't know." | |
The athletes' village is due to close on Wednesday and is being decommissioned on Thursday and Glasgow 2014 said it would become a "building site" within a matter of hours. | |
Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after more than 200 people died from the Ebola virus. | Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after more than 200 people died from the Ebola virus. |
The outbreak - the world's deadliest to date - was first reported in Guinea in February. | The outbreak - the world's deadliest to date - was first reported in Guinea in February. |
It then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a person who travelled from Liberia to Nigeria died of the virus shortly after arriving in Lagos last week. | It then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a person who travelled from Liberia to Nigeria died of the virus shortly after arriving in Lagos last week. |
Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. | Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. |
Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
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