* Two test positive in Tokyo Olympic VillageSouth African footballers Thabiso Monyane and Kamohelo Mahlatsi have become the first athletes to test positive for Covid-19 at the Olympic Village for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Monyane and Mahlatsi have not been formally identified by Tokyo 2020, but organisers had confirmed the infected competitors were from the same country and same sport. Another unnamed athlete has also tested positive upon arrival in the Japanese capital, Tokyo 2020 said, but they are not a resident of the Village. * IOC member Ryu tests positive on arrival in JapanSouth Korea’s Ryu Seung-min has become the first IOC member to test positive for Covid-19 in Japan prior to the start of Tokyo 2020. * Tokyo 2020 to use piped-in crowd noiseThe Tokyo 2020 Olympics is to follow the example of other sport during the pandemic by using piped-in crowd noise to compensate for the lack of spectators.

Source: The Nation July 19, 2021 19:18 UTC