An alternate on the U.S. women's gymnastic team has tested tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee says.
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The positive test was the latest in a growing line of daily reports of athletes and others testing positive at the pandemic-delayed“In alignment with local rules and protocols, the athlete has been transferred to a hotel to quarantine," the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said in a statement, citing privacy in not identifying the individual.
“Kara is s doing very well with no symptoms,” Karla Grimes, who works at GAGE Center, the gym in the Kansas City, Missouri, suburbs where Eaker trains, said in an email to the AP. “She is incredibly strong and very brave. Although this is a very disappointing outcome for her, she wants everyone to know she is OK."
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