On the 22nd, one staff member of the Japanese team participating in the American competition to be selected at the new competition of the Tokyo Olympics, skateboarding, was tested positive for the new coronavirus.
In response to this, Japanese players and staff were inspected, but the results were not known in time, and seven Japanese players were absent in the semi-finals of Women's Street.
According to the competition group "World Skate Japan", one of the staff of the Japanese team dispatched to the international skateboarding competition held in the United States from the 20th of this month received the new model on the morning of the 22nd. It means that the coronavirus test was positive.
In response to this, all Japanese players and staff were inspected, but 7 including Aori Nishimura, who was scheduled to participate in the semi-finals of the women's street starting this morning, ranked 3rd in the world ranking. A Japanese player missed the match because the test results were not known in time.
According to the competition organization, the test confirmed that all but the infected staff were negative by the night of the 22nd.
Based on the test results, a total of six Japanese athletes who participated in the men's street semi-finals and women's park finals were allowed to participate.