Taipei, Aug. 17 (CNA) Ugandan athletes will take part in the 2017 Taipei Universiade as scheduled, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Thursday.
After receiving their government's support, the Ugandan team will arrive in Taiwan before the Universiade opening ceremony on Saturday, MOFA spokeswoman Eleanor Wang said at a news briefing in response to media reports earlier this week that the Ugandan government had ordered the team not to attend.
In a tweet three days earlier, Norman Katende, director of media communications at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017, indicated that the Ugandan team had been ordered not to attend because of their country's one-China policy.
However, Wang said she was pleased to hear that the Ugandan team will be attending the games.
More than 100 countries will be represented at the Universiade, which will be held Aug. 19-30.
