{"id":472608,"date":"2011-08-05T08:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T08:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/08\/05\/uganda-jacob-araptany-denied-uk-visa\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T08:44:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T08:44:21","slug":"uganda-jacob-araptany-denied-uk-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/08\/05\/uganda-jacob-araptany-denied-uk-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda: Jacob Araptany Denied UK Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"18.1033210332\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newvision.co.ug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newvision180.jpg\" alt=\"New Vision (Kampala)\" title=\"Visit New Vision (Kampala)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Norman Katende<\/p>\n<p>4 August 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>WORLD junior 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Jacob Araptany will not travel for London&#8217;s famous Aviva Grand Prix meet after being denied a visa by the British High Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Araptany, who won the medal in Moncton, Canada, last year, was expected to use the Aviva Grand Prix as a warm for the World Athletics Championships due in Daegu, Korea later this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately he cannot get any international competition now. He will be travelling directly for the world championships,&#8221; said Global sports communication officer Jurrie Van Der Velden.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, players from the Little League Baseball, who were due to travel to America for the little league world series were denied visas by the US embassy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201108050344.html\" title=\"Uganda: Jacob Araptany Denied UK Visa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uganda: Jacob Araptany Denied UK Visa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Norman Katende 4 August 2011 WORLD junior 3000m steeplechase bronze medallist Jacob Araptany will not travel for London&#8217;s famous Aviva Grand Prix meet after being denied a visa by the British High Commission. Araptany, who won the medal in Moncton, Canada, last year, was expected to use the Aviva Grand Prix as a warm for the World Athletics Championships due in Daegu, Korea later this month. &#8220;Unfortunately he cannot get any international competition now. He will be travelling directly for the world championships,&#8221; said Global sports communication officer Jurrie Van Der Velden. Last week, players from the Little League Baseball, who were due to travel to America for the little league world series were denied visas by the US embassy. 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