How Tokyo Olympic organizers managed to keep COVID-19 mostly in check
3 years, 7 months ago

How Tokyo Olympic organizers managed to keep COVID-19 mostly in check

LA Times  

A couple take a photo at Symbol Promenade Park in July. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach lauded the measures in his wrap-up news conference: “All the figures are confirming that this concept of anti-coronavirus measures have worked.” In all, 436 people linked to the Olympics tested positive for COVID-19 in Japan since July 1. “The Games obviously won’t occur without some COVID-19 cases,” said Zachary Binney, an assistant professor and epidemiologist at Emory University. “But I’m not sure zero is the proper standard to hold them to here, because some people would still get sick even if the Olympics were canceled.” A handful of U.S. athletes — including beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb, gymnast Kara Eaker and two-time world champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks — were among the positives in Japan. “I’ll weather this predicament and isolation for the love of the game,” Kendricks said in a statement on social media after the test ended his Games before they started and landed him in isolation.

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Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise, says WHO
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise, says WHO

The Hindu  

More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Australian medal hope Lani Pallister pulled out of the women’s 1500m freestyle after falling ill. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that …

Olympics see 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympics see 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise: WHO

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Australian medal hopes Lani Pallister pulled out of the women's 1500m freestyle after falling ill. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that …

Knock on the Door: Covid-19 Stalks Athletes at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 1 month ago

Knock on the Door: Covid-19 Stalks Athletes at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

News 18  

For athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, testing positive for Covid is one of their worst nightmares, and it can begin with a knock on the door in the middle of the night. “A positive test, then negative, then positive again in the middle of the night and a quarantine hotel,” said Meylemans, whose turbulent Games ended on Saturday when …

Olympic organizers address complaints about isolation hotels
3 years, 1 month ago

Olympic organizers address complaints about isolation hotels

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Olympic organizers say they’re addressing complaints about isolation conditions for athletes who test positive for the coronavirus and are working to ensure they have clean rooms, better food and access to training equipment and the internet. We have to make sure that the expectations are met,” said Christophe Dubi, the International Olympic Committee’s executive director for the games. …

The Latest: Japanese snowboarder Yoshika injured in crash
3 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Japanese snowboarder Yoshika injured in crash

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Latest on the Beijing Olympics: ___ Japanese snowboarder Rina Yoshika injured her back in a training crash and will not be able to compete in the Olympic slopestyle contest. ___ Ukrainian figure skater Ivan Shmuratko has tested positive for the coronavirus, meaning his country will score no points in the men’s component of figure skating’s team event. …

Olympic advisers at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling
3 years, 2 months ago

Olympic advisers at ease with COVID rate, see cases falling

Associated Press  

BEIJING — With more than 30 new COVID-19 cases being detected daily ahead of the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Wednesday they aren’t worried and expect numbers to drop within days. Eleven people have been treated at the hospital for a symptom among the 232 positive tests registered since Jan. 23, though “none of those are seriously ill in any way,” …

Beijing Olympics Covid-19 cases under control, say organisers
3 years, 2 months ago

Beijing Olympics Covid-19 cases under control, say organisers

Hindustan Times  

Despite the detection of positive Covid-19 cases, the infection situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within “expected controllable range”, a senior pandemic control official for the Games said on Tuesday. Overall, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee has reported at least 200 Covid cases since January 23 among airport arrivals and those in the Games’ “closed loop” bubble, …

China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel
3 years, 2 months ago

China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel

The Hindu  

Thirty-four new COVID-19 infections were detected among Olympics-related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter Games organising committee said on Sunday, including Poland's short track medal hopeful Natalia Maliszewska. Of the total infections, 23 were among new airport arrivals, while 11 were people already in the "closed-loop" bubble that separates event personnel from the public to curb the spread of infections. Maliszewska …

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury
3 years, 2 months ago

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury

ABC  

Australia's Winter Olympics team have been hit by a positive COVID-19 test while alpine skier Madi Hoffman will miss the Games after suffering a serious knee injury. Key points: The unidentified Australian athlete is isolating after testing positive on arrival at Beijing airport and is awaiting a second test If the second test returns a negative result the athlete may …

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
3 years, 2 months ago

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on the virus ahead of the coming Winter Olympics. A third round of mass testing that started Wednesday for the the 2 million residents of Fengtai district drew complaints online and from residents bundled up against the …

China's Olympics COVID measures test residents' patience
3 years, 2 months ago

China's Olympics COVID measures test residents' patience

LA Times  

Repeated coronavirus testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down ahead of the Winter Olympics. I asked the question to the staff and they said, ‘Under the principle of testing everyone who should be tested, just do it since you are here.’” As health workers set up multiple testing …

Here's How The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Aims To Combat COVID
3 years, 2 months ago

Here's How The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Aims To Combat COVID

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Athletes will need to be vaccinated — or face a long quarantine — take tests daily and wear masks when not competing or training. Yes, athletes and other participants including team staff and news media need to be fully vaccinated to be allowed in the designated Olympic areas without completing a 21-day quarantine. Mogul skier Hannah Soar …

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events
3 years, 4 months ago

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

The Hindu  

Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said on Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. The two who tested positive are among 1,500 competitors and staff who have come into the country since the test events began in early October, said Huang Chun, the deputy director-general of the pandemic …

Japan reports no COVID-19 deaths for the first time in 15 months
3 years, 4 months ago

Japan reports no COVID-19 deaths for the first time in 15 months

LA Times  

A passenger arrives on an overseas flight at the international airport in Tokyo on Monday. Japan reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday for the first time in 15 months, as infections decline rapidly in the country. Health officials said Monday that there were no deaths the previous day, keeping Japan’s total COVID-19 death toll at 18,310 since the …

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
3 years, 6 months ago

Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers

The Hindu  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised," explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while the …

Hospitalisations During Tokyo 2020 Olympics Higher Than Initially Reported, Say Organisers
3 years, 6 months ago

Hospitalisations During Tokyo 2020 Olympics Higher Than Initially Reported, Say Organisers

News 18  

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. “The initial five we reported was the figure for overseas residents who were hospitalised,” explained Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto at a news conference. The once-delayed Tokyo 2020 Games opened in July while …

Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’
3 years, 6 months ago

Japan’s leader says Olympics were ‘symbol of global unity’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — At a U.N. General Assembly meeting packed with global gloom, Japan’s outgoing leader highlighted what he cast as a moment of inspiration: the Tokyo Olympics, controversially held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. “While humanity has been faced with immeasurable hardships, the Tokyo 2020 Games proved to be a symbol of global unity among people around …

Tokyo Olympics didn’t worsen Covid-19 spread, data suggest
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics didn’t worsen Covid-19 spread, data suggest

Live Mint  

TOKYO : Initial data suggest that the spectator-free Tokyo Olympics didn’t exacerbate the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan, providing organizers of the Winter Games in China in February with one template for hosting the event. The findings leave open the possibility that Olympic visitors brought a new form of Covid-19 into Japan, although the institute said it didn’t see that mutation …

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities: report
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities: report

The Hindu  

Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID-19 infections that have piled pressure on the healthcare system. Medical experts have urged temporary use of facilities owned by the Tokyo government, such as the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, site of swimming competitions, and …

How IOC vice-president John Coates delivered the Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19 crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

How IOC vice-president John Coates delivered the Tokyo Olympics amid Covid-19 crisis

The Hindu  

Staging the Tokyo Olympics amid the global coronavirus pandemic was one of the "most complex" tasks of his career, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates said in an interview published on Friday. The experienced Australian Olympic Committee president led efforts to deliver the Games in the face of significant political and public opposition one year after the event was postponed …

First COVID case reported in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic village
3 years, 7 months ago

First COVID case reported in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic village

Al Jazeera  

Organisers say first virus case detected in Paralympic village, days before the Games open on August 24. A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympics village, days before the Games open, organisers say as Japan battles a record wave of infections. Organisers have so far reported 74 cases linked to the Paralympics, mostly among contractors and Games staff …

Tokyo Paralympics to be held without fans as COVID-19 cases surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics to be held without fans as COVID-19 cases surge

The Hindu  

All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Monday. The decision was announced after a meeting with International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons, organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa. READ : Tokyo Paralympics opens …

Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic

Associated Press  

TOKYO — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. The decision was announced after a meeting with International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons, organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa. New infections in …

Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Having the games in the middle of the pandemic …

Tokyo’s Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo’s Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

Associated Press  

TOKYO — When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic in Japan, the majority of the host nation was in opposition, with Emperor Naruhito dropping the word “celebrating” from his opening declaration of welcome. But once the Games got underway and local media switched to covering Japanese athletes’ “medal rush,” many Japanese were won over. “Having the games in …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return

Firstpost  

The entire Australian team, who won 17 gold medals and 46 in total, are fully vaccinated and were tested for Covid-19 almost daily in Japan. A group of Australian Olympic athletes were Wednesday facing 28 days in quarantine on return from Tokyo in a move slammed as “cruel” and “uncaring” as concerns mount over their mental wellbeing. Australian Olympic Committee …

Did the Tokyo Olympics drive Japan’s COVID-19 surge?
3 years, 7 months ago

Did the Tokyo Olympics drive Japan’s COVID-19 surge?

Al Jazeera  

Since the Olympics began, Japan has seen a record surge in infections that has put its hospitals on the brink. “For the first time since the pandemic began, the entire world came together,” Thomas Bach said at the largely empty National Stadium in Tokyo. While it may be “challenging to prove a direct causal relationship” between the positive cases among …

Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 restrictions, no fans and more questions for the IOC
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: COVID-19 restrictions, no fans and more questions for the IOC

The Hindu  

"So what are you actually going to do in Tokyo?" The role COVID-19 played during the Olympics Coronavirus case numbers exploded here during the Games, reaching record levels in Tokyo since the Olympics got underway. Seeing intense euphoria and acute physical pain simultaneously etched into the faces of American swimmer Caeleb Dressel, British BMX cyclist Bethany Shriever and Ugandan steeplechase …

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics review: The highs, lows and controversies of Tokyo 2020

Al Jazeera  

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics witnessed glory, despair and controversy, all under the shadow of the COVID pandemic. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a shock men’s 100 metres gold, the first time someone other than the retired Jamaican legend Usain Bolt win the Olympic event since 2004. Italy’s 4×100-metre sprint relay team, including Jacobs, went on to triumph in another …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 comes to an end with fittingly strange, poignant closing ceremony

The Telegraph  

Bach can be insufferably grandiose at times, but his core message about the electrifying power of sport was hard to dispute. And while you may not have heard the roar of the crowd in Tokyo, every one of you has given us a reason to cheer back home – in living rooms, pubs, parks and offices across the land.” The …

Tokyo logs record 5,042 coronavirus cases as infections surge during Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo logs record 5,042 coronavirus cases as infections surge during Olympics

LA Times  

Tokyo reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, hitting a record since the pandemic began as the infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. “We need to tackle the situation as we now have a stronger sense of urgency,” Prime Minister Yosihide Suga told reporters, referring to Tokyo’s new record exceeding 5,000 cases for the first time. …

Olympics host Tokyo reports another record high of COVID cases
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics host Tokyo reports another record high of COVID cases

Al Jazeera  

Infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics despite a state of emergency in place since mid-July. Tokyo has reported 5,042 new daily coronavirus cases, hitting a record since the pandemic began as COVID-19 infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics. Al Jazeera’s Andy Richardson, reporting from Tokyo, said the nearly double numbers since last week show …

Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
3 years, 7 months ago

Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Holding each other tighter than lovers, the wrestlers smear each other with sweat, spittle and — when they inadvertently cut each other — sometimes blood. A germophobe’s nightmare, it’s a messy spectacle best observed from the stands where volunteers hold signs reading “keep physical distance” for non-existent crowds, barred from the Tokyo Games because of surging coronavirus infections …

August 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results
3 years, 8 months ago

August 2 Tokyo 2020 Olympics news and results

CNN  

People gather outside Tokyo's Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 31. Japan’s fans find a way: Many of Tokyo’s residents appear to be getting into the Olympic spirit. Tokyo remains under a state of emergency due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country, and polls ahead of the Games showed a majority of the Japanese public opposed …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 21 new COVID-19 cases related to Games reported, no athletes among them
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 21 new COVID-19 cases related to Games reported, no athletes among them

Firstpost  

The cumulative COVID-19 cases related to the Games now stand at 241. Tokyo: Twenty-one new COVID-19 cases related to the Olympics were reported by the organisers on Saturday, none of them athletes, amid surging infections in the host city. On Friday, the organisers had announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes, the highest daily count …

Tokyo’s daily COVID cases hit record high during Olympics
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo’s daily COVID cases hit record high during Olympics

Al Jazeera  

New infections in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058, a day after Japan decided to extend states of emergency. Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, exceeding the 4,000-mark for the first time and overshadowing the Summer Games. The new records come a day after Japan decided …

Tokyo's New COVID-19 Infections Hit A Record Again, Topping 4,000 For The First Time
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo's New COVID-19 Infections Hit A Record Again, Topping 4,000 For The First Time

NPR  

Tokyo's New COVID-19 Infections Hit A Record Again, Topping 4,000 For The First Time Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Records have been set nearly every day lately in Tokyo, but not all of them have been by athletes competing in the Olympics. Japan's capital has exceeded 4,000 coronavirus infections for the first time — …

Olympics COVID protocols contrast Tokyo’s lockdown fatigue
3 years, 8 months ago

Olympics COVID protocols contrast Tokyo’s lockdown fatigue

Al Jazeera  

Residents have largely returned to the streets of Tokyo amid a surge in infection as Olympics remain closely controlled. Quarantined Dutch athletes have found it “very distressing” to be confined to a “very small” area, not allowed to get fresh air, the team’s technical director, Maurits Hendriks, said. Tokyo’s crowded street Outside, state of emergency Tokyo-style bears little resemblance to …

24 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, IOC defends Olympics
3 years, 8 months ago

24 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, IOC defends Olympics

India TV News  

24 new Games-related COVID-19 cases reported, IOC defends Olympics The host city is in a state of emergency with COVID-19 infections at a record high. The Tokyo Olympics organisers on Thursday announced 24 new COVID-19 cases, including three athletes, the highest one-day figures so far at the Games, even as the organisers insisted that the showpiece is not behind the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World No 1 golfer Jon Rahm watches Games from home, and he doesn't know why
3 years, 8 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, …

Tokyo Olympics: Australia's athletics team goes into isolation after American athlete tests COVID positive
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Australia's athletics team goes into isolation after American athlete tests COVID positive

India TV News  

Tokyo Olympics: Australia's athletics team goes into isolation after American athlete tests COVID positive The entire Australian track and field team has been put in isolation after an American pole vaulter tested positive for COVID-19 The Australian track and field contingent has been put into precautionary isolation after USA's world-champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19. Australian pole …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19

Firstpost  

The charismatic 28-year-old, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is now in isolation, the USOPC added. Tokyo: Two-time world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks was ruled out of the Tokyo Games on Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed. “We are saddened to confirm that Sam Kendricks tested positive for Covid-19 …

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame

NPR  

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicolas Datiche/Pool via AP Nicolas Datiche/Pool via AP Even as new coronavirus cases surge in Tokyo to rates not seen since the pandemic began, Japan's prime minister says the Olympics are not causing the spike. Officials on Thursday confirmed 3,865 …

World champion pole vaulter out with COVID in pandemic-hit games
3 years, 8 months ago

World champion pole vaulter out with COVID in pandemic-hit games

Al Jazeera  

Organisers report 24 new games-related COVID-19 cases, including three athletes, bringing the total to 193 since July 1. American double world champion pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has been ruled out of competition in Tokyo after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the athlete’s father, as the pandemic continues to beset the Summer Olympics, with almost 200 athletes and officials now …

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village
3 years, 8 months ago

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village

India TV News  

The Olympic Games organisers announced 16 new COVID-19 cases associated with the event on Wednesday but none of them were athletes. It is for the first time in four days that no COVID-19 cases were reported among Olympic athletes. The total number cases in the Games village currently stands at 19. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Tokyo Olympics Day 5 Live Updates Olympic Medal Tally Tokyo Olympic India Results
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Tokyo Olympics Day 5 Live Updates Olympic Medal Tally Tokyo Olympic India Results

ABP News  

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Olympic Games have started from today in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. On the 10th day of Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Indian women's hockey team made history by reaching the semi-finals of the Olympic Games for the first time by defeating Australia in the quarterfinals. After the women's team, on Tuesday, the 11th day of these …

Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essential outings, but said there was no need to consider a suspension of the Games. Experts noted that cases among younger, unvaccinated people are rising sharply as Japan’s inoculation drive loses steam …

Alternate Olympic surfer: Rival ‘selfish’ for COVID report
3 years, 8 months ago

Alternate Olympic surfer: Rival ‘selfish’ for COVID report

Associated Press  

ICHINOMIYA, Japan — An aggrieved Olympic surfing alternate forced into a futile race against time to catch a wave in Japan is slamming a competitor’s officials as “selfish” for not being transparent about his rival’s positive COVID-19 test that cost him a shot at the sport’s historic Summer Games debut. That meant it became impossible for Bonomelli or the next …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer’s positive test result. The contingents …

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