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Jul 30, 2021 | 5:44 PM
TOKYO (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago long jumper Andwuelle Wright and 400 metres hurdler Sparkle Ann McKnight have been withdrawn from the Tokyo Games after they tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s Olympic committee said on Friday.
The duo, along with athletics coach Wendell Williams who also tested positive for the coronavirus, have been moved into a quarantine facility, the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee said in a statement.
The National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago did not immediately respond to questions over whether other members of the team have been impacted as close contacts – or moved into isolation – as a result.
Two Trinidad and Tobago competitors, coach test positive for COVID-19
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