Most of the 11,000 athletes competing in the games, which begin on July 23 and run through August 8, will be staying in the 109-acre waterfront area.
President Seiko Hashimoto told a news conference that the infected person was not an athlete but rather somebody who is involved in organizing the games. She declined to identify the individual's nationality but acknowledged the revelation will not reassure her nervous countrymen.
Most are still en route to Japan, but already around 40 people with ties to the Games — both local Japanese and foreigners — have tested positive for Covid-19, Olympic officials have said.in Tokyo last week. As a result there will be no fans cheering those athletes on and signature Olympic events like the opening and closing ceremonies will likely lack the pomp and pageantry of earlier games.
Then on Friday, a 20-year-old Ugandan weightlifter named Julius Ssekitoleko who had failed to win a spot on the team, was reported missing after he failed to show up for a Covid-19 test at the training camp, which is located near Osaka in Izumisano.Asked if Ssekitoleko’s days as an Olympic hopeful are done, Hashimoto said: “I haven’t received any reports of anyone finding him, but unless we hear his explanation, it’s hard for us to decide what action to take.
Uganda has been competing in the summer Olympics since 1956 and has won a total seven medals – two gold, three silver, two bronze.
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