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The 18 Olympic athletes whose corona were positive and their dreams faded in Japan
After years of anticipation, the Tokyo Olympics have been
postponed due to the global epidemic. But the mood of the athletes about the
Olympics is not calm. Many athletes and other participants in Tokyo have been
positive for the virus. Eleven competing athletes have been reported infected
so far, and seven more have been quarantined due to exposure. Among them are
some of the world's tallest stars. Due to their positivity, some matches had to
be abandoned. The list goes with this.
1) Marketa Slukova-Nowsh - July 23:
She is a beach volleyball player in the Czech Republic. Due
to her positivity, the first beach volleyball match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
was canceled.
2-3) Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi - July 19:
Two South African football players, Monyane and Mahlatsi,
have both been positive for COVID, and team video analyst Mario Masha has also
joined. They withdrew from the competition.
4) Andrzej Perusic - July 19:
Perusic, a 26-year-old beach volleyball player from the Czech
Republic, was positive for COVID when he was at the Olympic Village in Tokyo.
5) Katie Lou Samuelson - July 19:
Samuelson, a member of the U.S. basketball team, was
positive for COVID and will not be able to play in the Olympics. Jackie Young
will join the team instead.
6) Neil Powell - July 19:
Powell, the South African sevens rugby coach, tested
positive for COVID after his arrival in Japan.
7) Kara Ecker - July 19:
The U.S. Olympic Committee has confirmed that Kara Ecker, an
alternate athlete on the U.S. gymnastics team, has contracted COVID.
8) Coco Gauff - July 18:
Goff, a 17-year-old U.S. tennis player, withdrew from the
Olympics due to being positive. Gauff was named the youngest tennis player at
the Olympics in more than 20 years.
9-15) Six British athletics teams - July 18: Six members of
the Great Britain Olympic team are reported to have been isolated from exposure
to COVID while flying to Tokyo.
16-17) Bradley Beal - July 15:
Two members of the U.S. basketball team, Beale and Jeremy
Grant, are both positioned in the Health and Safety Protocols. Beal has turned
down competition for the Olympics, and Grant is still hopeful he will be able
to travel to Tokyo.
18) Alex de Minaur - July 10:
World No. 17 tennis player and Australia's top Alex de Minaur
has withdrawn from the Olympics after becoming positive.
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