Tokyo Olympics: US female gymnast tests positive for Covid-19
- The gymnast is an alternate on the US women’s gymnastics team
- The defending all-around champion Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favourites to win the team gold
An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastics team has tested positive for Covid-19 at an Olympic training camp in Japan.
The defending all-around champion Simone Biles was not affected, nor were any of the other favourites to win the team gold, but another alternate was placed into isolation –because of contact tracing, USA Gymnastics said yesterday.
“One of the replacement athletes for the women’s artistic gymnastics team received a positive Covid-19 test on Sunday,” the USAG statement said.
It added that the local government had determined that the athlete, whose name wasn’t given, and one other replacement athlete needed to be subject to further quarantine, so the rest of the team had moved to alternative accommodation.
“The entire delegation continues to be vigilant and will maintain strict protocols while they are in Tokyo,” the USAG said.
The positive test was the latest in a growing line of daily reports of athletes and others testing positive at the pandemic-delayed Olympics. The unnamed gymnast was the first American.
