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American tennis player Coco Gauff contracts COVID-19: she will not compete in the Olympic Games

2021-07-18T23:21:25.927Z


"I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for the coronavirus and will not be able to participate in the Olympics in Tokyo," Gauff, 17, said in a tweet.


The American tennis player Coco Gauff announced this Sunday through her account on the social network Twitter that she will not participate in the Olympic Games in Tokyo this month, because she tested positive for the coronavirus. 

"I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and will not be able to participate in the Olympics in Tokyo

," Gauff, 17, said in a tweet.

"It has always been a dream for me to represent the United States at the Olympics, and I hope there are many more opportunities for this to come true in the future. I want to wish TEAM USA the best of luck and safe games for all. Olympic athletes and for the entire Olympic family. "

Gauff was destined to become the youngest female Olympic tennis player since 2000, but

instead joins several of the world's best players who have already withdrawn from the Tokyo Games,

Reuters reports.

Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates after winning a point against Qiang Wang of China during their second round match on Day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, Thursday, June 3, 2021.AP Photo / Christophe Ena

The tennis player was also number 25 in the world and was going to compete in singles and doubles.

The Olympics will be held without an audience,

as agreed by Japanese authorities and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga

declared a state of emergency in Tokyo for six weeks in early July

to contain the surge in COVID-19 cases. 

[The Olympic Games will be played without an audience due to the emergency in Tokyo due to the rebound in coronavirus cases]

"A lot of people were looking forward to seeing the games at the venues, but I would like everyone to fully enjoy watching the games on television at home," explained the governor of the capital, Yuriko Koike, after meeting with members of the IOC and with the organizers. of the event.

The event had already been delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic.

They are

scheduled to begin this Friday.

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Gauff's announcement comes two days after Australian tennis player Alex de Miñaur also tested positive for the virus before leaving for the Games in Tokyo.

Some of the biggest names in tennis, including Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and Nick Kyrgios have already announced their decision to skip the competition altogether.

Some

11,000 Olympians and about 4,400 Paralympic athletes will arrive in Japan

in the coming weeks, along with thousands of sports judges, sponsors and members of the media.

The IOC states that

more than 80% of the residents of the Olympic Village will be vaccinated.

Source: telemundo

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