Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Two athletes thrown out for violating restrictions - Walla! Tokyo 2020 Olympics

2021-07-17T14:14:37.051Z

This is a representative of one of the delegations. A man from the Nigerian delegation was hospitalized, two changes in the squad of the US basketball team, prominently disappointed

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Two athletes were thrown out for violating restrictions

Two players from the South Korean baseball team did not obey the instructions of the social distance.

A first patient was found in the Olympic Village, the president of the Olympic Committee tried to reassure but admitted: "There will be no 100 percent success."

Two changes in the roster of the U.S. basketball team, prominently disappointed

Two South Korean athletes were thrown out for violating restrictions

Two players from South Korea's baseball team have been expelled from their country's delegation to the Olympics and will not join the other athletes, after being caught violating the social distance limits that are part of the Tokyo 2020 health protocol. Who are outside the places where they were allowed to stay.

The South Korean team is the last to win the gold medal in baseball, when it was held at the 2008 Olympics, before being canceled at the next two Olympics, only to return to Tokyo.

To the suspension, Yoon-hee publicly apologized: "I am deeply sorry that I let everyone down in an irresponsible action. I do not deserve the South Korean people to encourage me and applaud me at the Olympics."

Suspended and apologized.

Yun-hee (Photo: GettyImages, Han Myung-Gu)

First patient in the Olympic Village

The organizers of the Olympics confirmed the concerns this morning: One of the delegations staying in the Olympic village was found positive for Corona.

At the moment it seems that this is not an athlete, and his identity has not yet been revealed.

"I understand that there are a lot of worrying things here," admitted the president of the organizing committee, Seiko Hashimoto.

"We will try to make sure that this Olympics is safe for everyone."

Meanwhile, more than 40 people involved in the games (mostly members of delegations and members of the organizing committee) were found positive.

Alex Giladi in a special interview from Tokyo: "This is the biggest and most limited event on earth"

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And there is also a first hospitalized

This is a representative of the Nigerian delegation, in his sixties, who was positive when he landed in Tokyo on Thursday.

He was immediately transferred to the local hospital.

It's starting to get complicated.

Olympic Village (Photo: Reuters)

Thomas Bach is optimistic

Despite recent developments, the president of the Olympic Committee held a press conference in an attempt to reassure the Japanese people: "I ask you to welcome the athletes. Everyone here has a common interest - that the games be safe for everyone. We will try to work collaboratively, knowing we will not succeed 100 percent. We hope that once the Japanese people see their athletes succeed, the attitude will be a little less negative. "

Changes in the roster of the United States team

Kevin Love decided not to take part in the games after disappointing in the preseason games and looking very far from his peak, even Bradley Bill will not fly to Tokyo due to the corona procedures.

Greg Popovich replaced the two with veteran center Jabeil Maggie and the young San Antonio forward Caldon Johnson.

Surprising summons.

Maggie (Photo: GettyImages, Mitchell Leff)

Usain Bolt is disappointed

The greatest sprinter of all time has not liked what he has been to his Jamaican friends since announcing his retirement: "It's very disappointing. We had a very good delegation at the last Olympics. Right now it bothers me to think about where we are, most of the world is ahead of us."

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