The Olympic Village in Tokyo has its first Covid-19 case, organisers have confirmed. The unnamed individual returned a positive test in screening at the Village, Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto said on Saturday, and was now confined to a hotel. Bach also confirmed that banners which referred to a 16th century war between Korea and Japan had been removed from the Village by the IOC under its rules around political gestures. 💪 — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 15, 2021“The guidelines say very clearly the Olympic Village is one of the protected areas where the athletes should and can live peacefully together without having to face any divisive messages whatsoever,” he said. “There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution, it differs from sport to sport.

Source: Express July 17, 2021 11:03 UTC