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21β16, 21β12 in the round of 16 before losing to number one seed
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Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)
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2004β2008 Olympic
Training Centre in Saarbrucken, Germany.
1588:"Uganda: Nation's Ekiring Qualifies for Second Olympics"
1492:"Ugandan badminton player Ekiring secures Olympic slot"
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1565:"London 2012: Ekiring loses to top US Open seed"
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38:Personal information
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