South Sudanese athlete Guem Abraham (R), who will compete in the men's 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, is vaccinated against the coronavirus in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on June 16, 2021. The South Sudanese delegation for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics came to Japan in November 2019 to escape difficult training conditions in the war-torn African country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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