Tokyo Olympics 2020: Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau out of Games after positive virus test
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau out of Games after positive virus test

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The PGA announced that big-hitting DeChambeau was being replaced by Patrick Reed and hours later the Spanish Olympic Committee said Rahm had pulled out after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time in two months. Tokyo: The Olympic golf tournament lost two of its top stars to coronavirus on Sunday, as world number one Jon Rahm and 2020 US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau were forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Games. “Bryson DeChambeau tested positive for Covid-19 as part of the final testing protocol before he left the United States for the Olympics 2020 in Japan,” the PGA said in a statement on behalf of USA Golf. “I wish Bryson nothing but the best, and I know how disappointed he is to not be able to compete, and I will do my best to play my best and represent our country.” Rahm, who stormed to victory at the US Open in June, returned a positive sample after undergoing mandatory testing following his recent participation in this month’s British Open.

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August 6 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 4 months ago

August 6 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: World No 1 golfer Jon Rahm watches Games from home, and he doesn't know why
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World No 1 golfer Jon Rahm watches Games from home, and he doesn't know why

Firstpost  

Men’s golf began on Thursday at the Olympics, and the No 1 player in the world was nearly 6,000 miles away watching from home. “I can’t even tell you what happened.” The simple explanation is that he received a positive COVID-19 test the day before he planned to leave for Tokyo and fulfill his dream of playing in the Olympics, …

Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Positive virus tests knock Rahm, DeChambeau out of Olympics

Associated Press  

KAWAGOE, Japan — Positive COVID-19 tests knocked Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau out of the Olympic golf tournament Sunday, in a pair of surprises that reinforced the tenuous nature of holding a massive sports event during a global pandemic. Word of Rahm’s positive test came from the Spanish Olympic committee about four hours after USA Golf delivered the same news …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jon Rahm withdraws from Games after testing positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Jon Rahm withdraws from Games after testing positive for COVID-19

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Rahm, who stormed to victory at the US Open in June, returned a positive sample after undergoing mandatory testing following his recent participation in the British Open. Tokyo: World number one Jon Rahm withdrew from the Olympics on Sunday after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time in two months, the Spanish Olympic Committee confirmed. In June, he was …

Tokyo Olympics: South Korean IOC member Ryu tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: South Korean IOC member Ryu tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

An International Olympic Committee member from South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games and has been isolated. "The IOC has been informed about the positive COVID-19 test result of IOC member Ryu Seung-min upon arrival in Japan," an IOC spokesperson told Reuters. Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case …

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Two athletes in Olympic village test positive, say official
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Two athletes in Olympic village test positive, say official

India Today  

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of Covid-19 infection among athletes, up from one new case a day earlier, as the population of the athlete's village swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week. Another unnamed athlete has also tested positive upon arrival in the Japanese capital, Tokyo 2020 said, but they are not …

Firstpost Explains: Two golds? Two silvers? How COVID-19 could make hockey event at Tokyo 2020 an unusual affair
3 years, 5 months ago

Firstpost Explains: Two golds? Two silvers? How COVID-19 could make hockey event at Tokyo 2020 an unusual affair

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Two golds in hockey at Tokyo 2020? Firstpost Explains how COVID-19 could make the hockey tournament at Tokyo Olympics an unusual affair There could be two gold medallists or two silver medallists in hockey at the Tokyo Olympics, as per to the Sports Specific Regulations agreed upon by hockey’s international governing body, FIH, and the International Olympic Committee. FIH’s Sports …

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: First case of Covid-19 detected in Olympic athletes' village, say organisers

India Today  

A person has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village, organisers said on Saturday, adding to concerns about infections at the Games which begin next week. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic, is being held mostly without spectators and under tight quarantine rules. Several Covid-19 cases have emerged involving athletes …

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Athlete Tests Positive For Coronavirus In Tokyo

ABP News  

An unnamed athlete, whose identity was not disclosed, on Thursday, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving for the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23, PTI reported. According to the latest COVID-19 Positive Case List published on Olympics.com, five other persons — four contractors from Japan and an official designated as a “Games-connected personnel” — have also tested positive. Meanwhile, the Australian …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Britain's Dan Evans drops out after positive COVID-19 test
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Britain's Dan Evans drops out after positive COVID-19 test

Firstpost  

Evans had been selected to play in the singles in Tokyo along with reigning Olympic champion Andy Murray and to partner Neal Skupski in the doubles. Dan Evans, the top-ranked British man, said on Wednesday that he has withdrawn from the Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19. A statement from Dan Evans on the Olympics We look forward to seeing …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Summer Games golf a bigger stage, priority for women
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Summer Games golf a bigger stage, priority for women

Firstpost  

For Rio de Janeiro, the top four players in the world stayed home. For Tokyo, there wasn’t even room for for Nos 7, 8 and 9 — Cantlay, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed. No one really asked Cantlay for his outlook on the Olympics even as he returned to the top 10 in the world by winning the Memorial for …

Jon Rahm Forced Out of Memorial After Positive COVID-19 Test
3 years, 6 months ago

Jon Rahm Forced Out of Memorial After Positive COVID-19 Test

News 18  

Jon Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament in Ohio that he was leading by six strokes on Saturday after the Spaniard tested positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said. “The PGA Tour’s medical advisor notified Rahm immediately upon completion of his round, and under Tour protocols, he will be withdrawn from the competition,” the PGA Tour said …

Jon Rahm forced out of Memorial after positive COVID-19 test
3 years, 6 months ago

Jon Rahm forced out of Memorial after positive COVID-19 test

The Hindu  

Jon Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament in Ohio that he was leading by six strokes on Saturday after the Spaniard tested positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said. PGA Tour officials informed Rahm of the test result as he left the course and the stunned former World No. Thoughts after today's round pic.twitter.com/gWkBAWE42F — Jon Rahm …

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound
3 years, 11 months ago

Prioritise Athletes for Coronavirus Vaccine So Tokyo Olympics Can Go Ahead: IOC Member Dick Pound

News 18  

Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound. Canadian Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee, told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, but only if they were vaccinated. …

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