For two overseas athletes who stayed in the Olympic Village in Chuo-ku, Tokyo to participate in the Tokyo Olympics and were tested positive for the new coronavirus, the tournament organizing committee said that Japan would play in the first match as a soccer boy. It was revealed that he was a South African player.

The Organizing Committee announced on the morning of the 18th that two athletes from overseas stayed in the Olympic Village in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and the test for the new corona was positive. Did.



The Organizing Committee then revealed that the two were South African men's national football teams, defender James Monyan and midfielder Camohero Marazzi.



The Organizing Committee has not disclosed detailed information such as country or region about athletes and officials who tested positive for the new coronavirus, but this time the South African Olympic Committee has joined these two people. It was revealed after the staff in charge of video analysis announced that they were positive under their real names.



South Africa, a soccer boy, is in the same group as Japan in the qualifying league and is scheduled to play against Japan at Tokyo Stadium on the 22nd of this month.



According to the Organizing Committee, the three are being quarantined at a hotel outside the village.