The Japan Wrestling Federation has announced that one of the athletes who participated in the Asian qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics in Kazakhstan this month tested positive for the new coronavirus.
With this, a total of eight athletes and staff returning from Kazakhstan have been confirmed to be infected.
For wrestling, the Asian qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics will be held in Kazakhstan from the 9th to the 11th of this month, and the Asian Championships will be held from the 13th to the 18th. It has been revealed that he was infected with.
According to the Japan Wrestling Federation, one player who participated in the Asian qualifying round was tested for the new coronavirus on the 21st, and a new positive result was found.
The player was tested at Haneda Airport on the 14th of this month when he returned to Japan, but was negative at that time.
As a result, a total of eight athletes and staff returning from Kazakhstan have been confirmed to be infected.