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 …
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 — 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 …
