The Tokyo Olympics get under way this week, but there is already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive or being forced to self isolate. In the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa Mens Football Team have the virus. Eight members of Team Gb Athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. And us Tennis Player Coco gauff has announced she is not going to tokyo after testing positive. Despite the worsening Covid Situation and strong public opposition to the games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where Ioc President Thomas Bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the olympic village, Three Covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. Despite this, when i sat d
Family in honduras. The Tokyo Olympics get under way this week but theres already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive, or being forced to self isolate. In the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa Mens Football Team have the virus. Eight members of Team Gb Athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. And us Tennis Player Coco gauff has announced shes not going to tokyo after testing positive. Despite the worsening Covid Situation and strong public opposition to the games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where Ioc President Thomas Bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the olympic village, Three Covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. Despite th
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