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Musagala fails to run in DL over visa delay Allan Darren Kyeyune Middle-distance runner Ronald Musagala will have to wait a little longer before he makes a season bow abroad following a visa hitch last week. He was meant to be in Europe a week ago but yesterday, Musagala missed the 1500m event at the World Athletics Diamond League (DL) season opener in Gateshead, northeast of England. Over a week ago, Musagala’s passport was taken to the UK Embassy in a bid to secure a visa. Its return was delayed and he first missed the 1500m race at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting in Czech Republic five days ago. “I had already got the visa to Ostrava,” Musagala said last week. Efforts by Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) and his management Global Sports Communication had almost reached fruition but he was late for Gateshead. “They were giving us some conditions to the passport yesterday [Saturday],” UAF administrator Timothy Masaba. “But the last avai ....