Russian athletes will be competing in Tokyo under the flag and logo of the Russian National Olympic Committee (ROC) instead of the Russian national flag and state emblem. A total of over 14,970 people have died of the novel coronavirus infection there, while more than 789,900 have recovered from the illness. The organizers of the Olympics in Tokyo announced in March that all spectators from overseas would be barred from attending competitions in Japan, adding later that up to 10,000 local fans would be allowed per venue of the Games’ competitions.Īs of today, Japan is ranked 34th globally in terms of reported COVID-19 cases, which currently stand at over 824,580. On July 8, the Kyodo news agency reported that organizers of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo decided against the presence of spectators at the Games in the Japanese capital and three neighboring prefectures because of the recent surge in the number of reported novel coronavirus cases. In March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan for one year due to the spread of COVID-19.
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Japan’s capital of Tokyo will be held this year between July 23 and August 8. The team has been quarantined for the period of four days and will then return to its training process." "One of the team’s members tested positive. "There is no threat regarding team’s withdrawal from the Games," the source said. The source failed to provide information on the length of the quarantine for the Russian female rugby team.Īnother source, close to the situation, told TASS that the Russian national women’s rugby team would remain on the list of Olympic participants despite the reported COVID-19 case.
Players and the staff of the Russian national women’s rugby team have been quarantined in the Japanese south-eastern city of Munakata following a reported positive COVID-19 test from one of the team’s massage therapists, a source close to the situation told TASS.
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