The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on the 29th that Sam Kendricks, a track and field men's pole vaulter who was scheduled to participate in the Tokyo Olympics as a representative of the United States, was tested positive for the new coronavirus and will miss the competition. Announced.
Kendricks has won the bronze medal at the last Rio de Janeiro tournament and is a leading player who has won the most recent world championship for the second time in a row. It means that you are taking.
In addition, the Australian Olympic Committee temporarily quarantined 54 athletes and others at the hotel because three members of the delegation were in contact with Kendricks.
After that, all three were confirmed to be negative, which means that the quarantine measures were lifted.