Orangehair43 172 Posted July 28, 2021 #261 Share Posted July 28, 2021 27 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: And this is why these draconian COVID lockdowns will never work. No matter how much planning & preparation go into them, there’s always a weak link somewhere, someone in authority who’s doing things on the cheap, or who thinks the rules don’t apply. Panic at the Tokyo Games as 12 police officers guarding athletes at the Olympic Village test positive for Covid and 38 more are told to isolate - with all 50 officers aged in their 20s and sharing cramped accommodation https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-9834659/Tokyo-Olympics-Panic-Tokyo-Games-12-police-officers-guarding-athletes-test-positive-Covid.html Through they work better than not even trying a bubble system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,571 Posted July 28, 2021 #262 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I posted in the artistic swimming topic, but Evangelia Platanioti from Greece tested positive and Greece withdrew from the duet because of her positive covid test. Greece will still compete in the team event though, using the alternate athlete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted July 28, 2021 #263 Share Posted July 28, 2021 German Chiaraviglio (pole vault) our first positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirtha22 64 Posted July 29, 2021 #264 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Sam Kendricks, the team USA pole vaulter who stopped mid run to pause for the anthem, tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the Olympics. rybak, Quasit, LuizGuilherme and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,684 Posted July 29, 2021 #265 Share Posted July 29, 2021 21 minutes ago, tirtha22 said: Sam Kendricks, the team USA pole vaulter who stopped mid run to pause for the anthem, tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the Olympics. That is heartbreaking news, he is one of my favourite non-Polish athletes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted July 29, 2021 #266 Share Posted July 29, 2021 https://twitter.com/7olympics/status/1420604208798044164 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted July 29, 2021 #267 Share Posted July 29, 2021 The entire Athletics team is in lockdown due to close contact with Sam Kendricks. All their athletes are being tested and won't be allowed to leave their rooms until the results come back negative. LuizGuilherme, Agger, Belle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 172 Posted July 29, 2021 #268 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I think the Covid surge in Tokyo will end up seeing the Paralympics cancelled as I can see the Japanese Goverment choosing electoral survival over the rights of the Paralympians and pulling the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted July 29, 2021 #269 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Orangehair43 said: I think the Covid surge in Tokyo will end up seeing the Paralympics cancelled as I can see the Japanese Goverment choosing electoral survival over the rights of the Paralympians and pulling the plug. Nurse, nurse, he got out again! Spoiler No but seriously, come on. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted July 30, 2021 #270 Share Posted July 30, 2021 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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