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Jonathan White

A high ranking Tokyo 2020 organising committee member was among a number of sports figures to test positive for the coronavirus, throwing the future of the summer’s Olympic Games into fresh doubt.
Deputy head of the executive committee Kozo Tashima announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
The 62-year-old said his test result was confirmed on Tuesday and he had travelled to Europe and the United States.
Kashima, who is also the head of the Japanese Football Association, was in the UK, the Netherlands and the US from late February to early March.

"Durant is asymptomatic ... It was a clear message that the two-time Finals MVP was sending to the rest of the world: Be careful, stay quarantine.”

NBA Insider @ShamsCharania on his report that Kevin Durant tested positive for coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/ezPC7qAvux
— Stadium (@Stadium) March 17, 2020

The news has brought further scrutiny on the hopes of staging the Olympic Games as planned this summer, which are set to start in the Japanese capital on July 24.
This came after an opinion poll published by Japan’s Kyodo News on Monday said 70 per cent of respondents thought the Olympics could not go ahead as planned.
Cancel, delay, modify? Tokyo 2020 is battling the odds
In the NBA, four Brooklyn Nets players including Kevin Durant were confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19.
The team did not name the players but Durant came forward. He has not played since the Nets met the Golden State Warriors on March 10.
Durant told The Athletic that he was feeling fine. “Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We’re going to get through this,” he said.

Kozo Tashima, head of Japan Football Association and deputy head of #Japan's #Olympic committee, tested positive for #COVID19 infection: reports @JFA pic.twitter.com/MgKUl2ocjC
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) March 17, 2020

“The organisation is currently notifying anyone who has had known contact with the players, including recent opponents, and is working closely with state and local health authorities on reporting,” the Nets said in a statement.
The NBA shut down last week after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive. His teammate Donovan Mitchell and Detroit’s Christian Wood were the only other NBA players who had tested positive before the Nets announcement.
In European football, which has since shut down indefinitely following a Uefa videoconference on Tuesday, several more players have tested positive.

Kevin Durant tested positive for coronavirus, Durant tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Durant says he is feeling fine: "Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We're going to get through this."
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 17, 2020

Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi is the latest, the France international joined teammate Daniel Rugani, who tested positive last week.
“[Matuidi] has been in voluntary home isolation. He is well and is asymptomatic,” the club said in a statement on Tuesday. Players at Sampdoria and Fiorentina have also tested positive in Serie A, while Spain’s La Liga has seen an increase of cases in players and staff.
Espanyol and Valencia have both reported a number of positive tests.
Clubs around Europe are dealing with the spread of the virus and not being able to play football in their own way. Manchester United have asked players to train from home.


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A man wearing a mask takes pictures of an Olympic Rings monument in front of the Japan Olympic Committee headquarters in Tokyo. Photo: EPA

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Commuters wearing masks stand in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Monday, March 2, 2020. Coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries, and more than 3,000 people have died from the COVID-19 illness it causes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) opens an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Combination photos show runners fill the street at the start of the Tokyo Marathon 2019 in Tokyo, Japan in this March 3, 2019 (right) and runners start at the Tokyo Marathon 2020 in Tokyo, Japan March 1, 2020, in this combination photo released by Kyodo. The 2020 Tokyo Marathon was limited to elite runners marking the latest sports events to be affected by fears over the new coronavirus. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.

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A man wearing a face mask walks in front of the Olympic Rings in Tokyo. There are increasing calls to delay the Summer Games. Photo: AFP

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past the Olympic rings installed outside the Japan Olympic Museum near the New National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Japanese Olympic organizing committee executive member Haruyuki Takahashi plans to propose at talks next month that the committee consider the possibility of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak, Kyodo reported Wednesday, citing a phone call with Takahashi. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori (L) speaks to reporters during a press conference in Tokyo on March 11, 2020. - Preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer are going ahead "as scheduled," organisers insisted, while acknowledging they are "concerned" about the spread of the new coronavirus. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP)

A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past a banner featuring the emblem for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Japanese Olympic organizing committee executive member Haruyuki Takahashi plans to propose at talks next month that the committee consider the possibility of postponing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak, Kyodo reported Wednesday, citing a phone call with Takahashi. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

A man with a mask walks past a countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics are being threatened by the spreading coronavirus. Organizers and the International Olympic Committee have repeatedly said the games will open on July 24 as planned, with the Paralympics opening on Aug. 25. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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A man stands in front of a Tokyo 2020 poster created by artist Tomoko Konoike, one of 20 officially selected for the Olympics and Paralympics. Photo: AP

Pedestrian wear protective masks as they walk on a shopping district in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. Japan's government said Thursday a man treated for pneumonia after returning from China has tested positive for the new coronavirus identified as a possible cause of an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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China's head coach Shen Fulin (centre) gives instructions to his players during the Tokyo 2020 qualifying final against Iran. Photo: Xinhua

(200112) -- JIANGMEN, Jan. 12, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Seyed Mohammad (R) celebrates after winning the final against China at AVC men's volleyball qualification for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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