Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for COVID

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the sport’s Olympic debut in Japan. The Portuguese Olympic team said Morais would not travel to Tokyo as planned. I have been fully vaccinated for over a month, but I ended up contracting the virus,” Morais said in a statement issued through Portugal’s Olympic team. I will be following every second of our team.” The International Surfing Association had no immediate comment but its deadline to register alternates is Saturday at 3 p.m. Morais is considered to be the best European surfer in the Tokyo Games.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: World pole vault champion Sam Kendricks out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19
3 years, 4 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 …

Alternate Olympic surfer: Rival ‘selfish’ for COVID report
3 years, 4 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 …

Dutch tennis player tests positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch tennis player tests positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo

NL Times  

Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced on Monday morning. "Unfortunately, the doctor called me this morning and said that my test was positive," Rojer said. Street skateboard competitor Candy Jacobs, Taekwondo athlete Reshmie Oogink, rower Finn Florijn also tested positive in the Japanese capital. Pole vaulter Rutger Koppelaar tested positive before departing for Japan.

Tokyo Olympics: Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the sport’s Olympic debut in Japan. The Portuguese Olympic team said Morais would not travel to Tokyo as planned. I will be following every second of our team.” The International Surfing Association had no immediate comment but its deadline to register alternates is Saturday at …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Dutch Taekwondo athlete Oogink, Czech beach volleyball player Nausch forced to pull out
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Dutch Taekwondo athlete Oogink, Czech beach volleyball player Nausch forced to pull out

Firstpost  

A total of 10 athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo so far. Tokyo: Czech beach volleyball player Marketa Nausch and Dutch taekwondo hope Reshmie Oogink were on Thursday forced out of the Olympic Games after testing positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected athletes in the city to 10. “Marketa Nausch has passed several tests, but …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chilean taekwondo player out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chilean taekwondo player out of Games after testing positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Japan

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Chilean Taekwondo player Fernanda Aguirre was on Wednesday ruled out of the Olympics after she tested positive for COVID-19 on arriving at the airport in Tokyo, her country’s Olympic body said. “Fernanda Aguirre has tested positive for COVID-19 in the tests carried out on her arrival in Japan,” Chile’s National Olympic Committee said in a statement. Aguirre travelled to …

Tokyo 2020: One Olympic athlete not residing in Games village tests positive for Covid-19, say organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: One Olympic athlete not residing in Games village tests positive for Covid-19, say organisers

India Today  

An Olympic athlete not residing in the Games village has been tested positive for the Covid-19, said the organisers on Wednesday. The pandemic-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics began on Wednesday with Japanese women's softball pitcher Yukiko Ueno getting Games competition underway in what the head of the World Health Organization said was needed as "a celebration of hope". Rising Covid-19 cases …

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 1st case of volunteer testing positive for Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 1st case of volunteer testing positive for Covid-19

India Today  

The Tokyo Olympic organisers on Tuesday announced the first case of a Games volunteer testing positive for COVID-19 along with seven more contractors associated with the event here. On Monday, Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic became the third athlete at the Olympic Games Village to test positive for COVID-19, while an American alternate woman gymnast training in Chiba prefecture …

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start
3 years, 5 months ago

How COVID-19 is transforming the Tokyo Olympics even before the Games start

LA Times  

A worker disinfects a table tennis court at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday. At a news conference over the weekend, the president of the International Olympic Committee acknowledged that debate around the recently dubbed “Pandemic Games” has grown “more heated and more emotional.” “Many people feel under stress, they have to face uncertainty and then you react with some …

Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo days before Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo days before Games

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball player who could miss his first game. Perušič, who said he has been vaccinated, is the second member of the Czech delegation to test positive in Tokyo after a team official’s …

Tokyo Olympics: Czech Beach Volleyball Player Tests Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Czech Beach Volleyball Player Tests Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Czech beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has returned a positive COVID-19 test at the Games Village in Tokyo, the country’s Olympic Committee said on Monday. On Saturday, the team had said a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Tokyo on a charter flight from Prague. “Unfortunately, beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has a positive finding from …

Coco Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Coco Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games

The Hindu  

American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. Gauff was set to become the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000 but instead joins a number of the world's top players who have already pulled out of the Tokyo Games. The announcement by Gauff, who last competed at Wimbledon …

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Czech Republic's beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic tests positive in Games village
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: Czech Republic's beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic tests positive in Games village

India Today  

Czech Republic Olympic team has confirmed that their beach volleyball player Ondrej Perusic has tested positive for Covid-19 in the Games Village in Tokyo on Monday. On Saturday, the Czech Olympic Committee reported a staff member had tested positive for Covid-19 upon landing in Tokyo for the Games starting on Friday. Perusic's case appears to be the fourth in the …

Tokyo Olympics: United States gymnast tests positive for Covid-19 at pre-training camp in Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: United States gymnast tests positive for Covid-19 at pre-training camp in Japan

India Today  

A female gymnast is the latest Olympic athlete to test positive for Covid-19, officials said on Monday. The gymnast from the United States, a teenager, tested positive during her pre-Tokyo Olympic training camp in the city of Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. Another gymnast has been forced to enter isolation at a hotel room after she was found to be in close …

Tokyo 2020: US tennis star Coco Gauff to miss Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: US tennis star Coco Gauff to miss Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19

India Today  

US tennis player Coco Gauff has pulled out from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for the deadly Covid-19 virus. “It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future.” Gauff was set to become the …

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: 3 more Games-related cases detected, none athlete, confirm organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: 3 more Games-related cases detected, none athlete, confirm organisers

India Today  

A day after three sportspersons, two of them staying at the athletes Village, tested positive for the virus, the Games organisers confirmed that one Olympics concerned personnel and a contractor were among three Covid-19 cases detected on Monday. Their identities were not revealed by the organisers but the South African Football Association issued a statement to make that information clear. …

Tokyo Olympics: South Africa football team confirms three COVID-19 positive cases
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: South Africa football team confirms three COVID-19 positive cases

The Hindu  

South Africa has confirmed three positive COVID-19 cases in its football squad to take part at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, including players Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi. Video analyst Mario Masha also tested positive on arrival in Tokyo as the team prepares to face host Japan on Thursday. READ | Tokyo Olympics: Japan football team captain Yoshida asks to …

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village

The Hindu  

Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on July 18, the development adding to the scepticism around the troubled event which opens on July 23. A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five “Games concerned personnel”, one contractor, and a journalist, according to …

Tokyo Olympics: Two athletes test COVID-19 positive in Games Village
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Two athletes test COVID-19 positive in Games Village

The Hindu  

Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. Organisers on Sunday also said another athlete had tested positive but this person was not residing in the Olympic Village. This athlete was also identified as “non-Japanese.” Also on Sunday, the first International Olympic Committee member …

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 …

Tokyo Olympics: 3 South Africa football team members test positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: 3 South Africa football team members test positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo

India Today  

South Africa on Sunday confirmed 3 positive Covid-19 cases in their football squad at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Notably, South Africa men's team face hosts Japan in their group stage opener on Thursday, a day before the Games officially get underway in Tokyo. The news of South African footballers testing positive for Covid-19 comes hours after the Tokyo Olympics …

First case of Covid-19 reported at Tokyo Olympic Athletes Village
3 years, 5 months ago

First case of Covid-19 reported at Tokyo Olympic Athletes Village

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — An unidentified overseas visitor has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village, organizers said on Saturday – the first such case amid concerns the Games could become a super-spreader event. Speaking at a news conference, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed a non-resident of Japan who is involved in organizing the Games had tested …

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: Australian tennis player De Minaur tests positive for COVID-19, latest athlete to miss the Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Australian tennis player De Minaur tests positive for COVID-19, latest athlete to miss the Games

The Hindu  

Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has tested positive for COVID-19 before his departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Friday, the latest athlete to see his Olympics dream shattered by the coronavirus pandemic. READ: Tokyo 2020: Azarenka joins list of Olympic Games tennis exits Tokyo is under a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases hit …

Athlete Tests Positive for Covid-19 as Tokyo Olympics Opening Nears
3 years, 5 months ago

Athlete Tests Positive for Covid-19 as Tokyo Olympics Opening Nears

News 18  

An athlete in Japan and five Olympic workers, mostly contractors, have tested positive for coronavirus, Tokyo 2020 organisers said Thursday, just over a week before the opening ceremony. The news came as eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil’s Olympic judo team tested positive, and a staff member from Russia’s rugby sevens team was hospitalised after a positive test. …

Firstpost Explains: Safety measures, COVID-19 outbreak — how organisers plan to hold Tokyo Olympics 2020 amid pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Firstpost Explains: Safety measures, COVID-19 outbreak — how organisers plan to hold Tokyo Olympics 2020 amid pandemic

Firstpost  

Some answers to look at ways Tokyo Olympics organisers will try to prevent infections among thousans of athletes. Tokyo: Tokyo’s Olympics will be like no other Games, with the spectre of coronavirus hanging over every part of the event, and organisers determined to prevent an outbreak. Here’s a look at some of the ways they’ll try to prevent infections among …

Two Team Visitors for 'Stay Home' Tokyo 2020 Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Team Visitors for 'Stay Home' Tokyo 2020 Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two visiting Olympic delegation members have tested positive for COVID-19, media said on Friday, underscoring the risk of holding the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games even after most spectators were banned from events. American 100 metres hurdles world record holder Kendra Harrison said not having fans present would make little difference in her bid to win a first Olympic medal. “You …

Serbia Olympic Athlete Tests Positive for Coronavirus at Tokyo Airport
3 years, 5 months ago

Serbia Olympic Athlete Tests Positive for Coronavirus at Tokyo Airport

News 18  

An athlete with the Serbian Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Japan, less than three weeks before the Games, a host city official said Sunday. The member of the five-strong rowing team was found to have contracted the virus after a test at Tokyo’s Haneda airport upon arrival Saturday, according to an official of Nanto, a …

COVID-19: Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants

The Hindu  

A physician representing a Japanese medical body warned on Thursday that holding the postponed Tokyo Olympics in two months could lead to the spread of variants of the coronavirus. Tokyo Olympics: IOA says Indian contingent will be vaccinated before leaving for the Games “Since the emergence of COVID-19 there has not been such a dangerous gathering of people coming together …

Australian skateboarding Olympic hopefuls test positive to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian skateboarding Olympic hopefuls test positive to Covid-19

Daily Mail  

A skateboarding coach and two athletes vying to compete in the Olympics have tested positive for Covid, just two months out from the Tokyo Games. Two skateboarders and a coach tested positive after landing in the United States for an Olympic qualifying event Among the Covid-positive team members was 13-year-old Melbourne skateboarder Charlotte Heath 'I have to quarantine for a …

Covid-19 | Tokyo Olympic head says IOC president’s visit to Japan could be 'tough'
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 | Tokyo Olympic head says IOC president’s visit to Japan could be 'tough'

The Hindu  

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee said on Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the government to Tokyo and other areas until May 31. Canceling the trip could be embarrassing for the International Olympic Committee and local organisers who say …

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal
3 years, 8 months ago

No Olympic-bound athletes among 24 who tested COVID-19 positive at NCOE Bhopal

The Hindu  

Twenty four athletes and 12 support staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Bhopal. In the two tests conducted, a total of 36 people have tested positive for Covid, out of whom 24 are athletes, and the other 12 who are staff of NCOE. In view of the …

Two-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura tests positive for COVID-19 week before key meet
4 years, 1 month ago

Two-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura tests positive for COVID-19 week before key meet

Firstpost  

The meet on 8 November will involve eight gymnasts each from Japan, Russia, China and the United States. Tokyo: Two-time defending Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura of Japan has tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test was reported by the Kyodo news agency on Thursday and comes just over a week before an international gymnastics meet in Tokyo that will …

Cristiano Ronaldo to return to Turin TODAY to self-isolate after positive Covid-19 test
4 years, 2 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo to return to Turin TODAY to self-isolate after positive Covid-19 test

Daily Mail  

Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Italy on board his private jet today in Portugal to spend the quarantine in his luxurious home in Turin. Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Portugal's camp and return to Italy after his positive Covid-19 test Ronaldo, who is asymptomatic, had posted a photo of himself having dinner with team-mates just a day before his positive test …

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19, Portuguese Football Federation says he's asymptomatic
4 years, 2 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19, Portuguese Football Federation says he's asymptomatic

Firstpost  

The Portuguese federation said Ronaldo’s result prompted another round of tests for the rest of the national squad. The Portuguese football federation said Tuesday that Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms after he tested positive while with his country’s national team. The players are very concerned about abiding by the safety rules.” Santos said Ronaldo’s positive result came …

Cristiano Ronaldo tests COVID-19 positive
4 years, 2 months ago

Cristiano Ronaldo tests COVID-19 positive

India TV News  

The federation said Ronaldo was doing well and had no symptoms. Ronaldo played in the 0-0 draw at France in the Nations League on Sunday, and also in the 0-0 draw against Spain in a friendly last week. Along with the tweet, Ronaldo wrote, in Portuguese, “United on and off the field!” The federation said Ronaldo's result prompted another round …

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to require COVID-19 tests for athletes
4 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to require COVID-19 tests for athletes

The Hindu  

Organisers of next year's delayed Olympic Games will require coronavirus tests of foreign athletes upon their arrival in Japan, draft measures released on Wednesday show. Although foreign athletes and other participants will not have to undergo a two-week quarantine period, virus tests will be required on arrival and departure, under the plan. Read: Organisers also propose to limit travel within …

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