An anti-Olympics group member holds up a banner during a protest rally, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan May 17, 2021. [Reuters, Naoki Ogura]
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, is being held under unprecedented conditions including tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
However, a number of cases have emerged among athletes and other people involved with the Games. Following are the cases, with the latest listed first:
AUG 4: Twenty nine people, including four athletes, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total Games-linked number since July 1 to 322, Tokyo 2020 organisers said.
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published : 29 Jul 2021 at 03:45 Caeleb Dressel is aiming for a multiple swimming gold medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - American swimmer Caeleb Dressel seeks a second gold medal at the Tokyo Games on Thursday as he pursues his quest for Olympic greatness while the absence of Simone Biles will be keenly felt in the women s all-around gymnastics event.
Some of the world s best golfers, including Rory McIlroy and newly-crowned British Open winner Collin Morikawa, will tee off early for the first round of the men s golf competition at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.
And Novak Djokovic will be aiming for a place in the semi-finals of the men s tennis singles as he faces home hope Kei Nishikori.