The Latest: 3rd Czech athlete tests positive in Tokyo
July 22, 2021
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1of24A commercial passenger jet approaches Haneda Airport above the field hockey complex at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 file photo, France s Teddy Riner, left, competes against Japan s Hisayoshi Harasawa for the gold medal during the men s over 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. All of Japan’s stars will be tested, and not all are gold medal favorites. The rest of the world has dynamic champions, and the biggest is 6-foot-8 French heavyweight Teddy Riner, who won two Olympic gold medals and went undefeated in 154 consecutive matches for a full decade from 2010 to 2020 until he lost twice last year.Markus Schreiber/APShow Mo
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1of21A commercial passenger jet approaches Haneda Airport above the field hockey complex at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of21FILE - Kara Eaker competes in the floor exercise during the women s U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials in St. Louis, in this Friday, June 25, 2021, file photo. Eaker, an alternate on the United States women s gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Al Fong, the personal coach for both Eaker and fellow Olympic alternate Leanne Wong, confirmed the positive test in an email to The Associated Press on Monday, July 19, 2021.Jeff Roberson/APShow MoreShow Less
The Latest: 3rd Czech athlete tests positive in Tokyo
July 22, 2021 GMT
A third athlete from the Czech Republic has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Games.
The Czech team says beach volleyball player Markéta Sluková has entered a quarantine hotel, where two other athletes and two other coaches in its national delegation are staying.
Another Czech beach volleyball player, Ondřej Perušič, tested positive this week. Table tennis player Pavel Sirucek also tested positive.
The Czech Olympic team says it’s investigating if the outbreak of COVID-19 is linked to its charter flight to Tokyo.
A refugee team athlete who defected from Iran citing institutional sexism will face an Iranian opponent in the taekwondo competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
The Latest: 3rd Czech athlete tests positive in Tokyo
July 22, 2021
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1of24A commercial passenger jet approaches Haneda Airport above the field hockey complex at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.John Minchillo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 file photo, France s Teddy Riner, left, competes against Japan s Hisayoshi Harasawa for the gold medal during the men s over 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. All of Japan’s stars will be tested, and not all are gold medal favorites. The rest of the world has dynamic champions, and the biggest is 6-foot-8 French heavyweight Teddy Riner, who won two Olympic gold medals and went undefeated in 154 consecutive matches for a full decade from 2010 to 2020 until he lost twice last year.Markus Schreiber/APShow Mo