Tokyo 2020: they do not rule out canceling the 3:25 games
(CNN) -
The 2020 Summer Olympics are finally underway in Tokyo.
The competition began on Wednesday, more than a year after the original start date.
The Games were delayed due to the pandemic, but with Covid-19 still spreading uncontrollably in Japan, organizers have been forced to take unprecedented steps to keep competitors and the public safe.
Minute by minute: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Athletes who contracted coronavirus had their Olympic dreams frustrated.
Some tested positive in Japan, some before they arrived.
See what athletes do in the Olympic Village 2:00
These are the athletes that we know have been publicly withdrawn due to covid-19 health and safety protocols.
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USA
Katie Lou Samuelson - 3x3 Basketball
Coco Gauff - Tennis
Kara Eaker - Gymnastics
Taylor Crabb - Beach Volleyball (According to NBC)
Bradley Beal - Basketball (Included in health and safety protocol, but has not publicly disclosed a positive covid-19 test)
Bryson DeChambeau - Golf
Czech Republic
Pavel Sirucek - Table Tennis
Ondrej Perusic - Beach Volleyball
Michal Schlegel - Cycling
Markéta Sluková-Nausch - Beach Volleyball
Barbora Hermannova - Beach volleyball (It was ruled out because her partner Sluková-Nausch tested positive for covid)
Simon Nausch - Beach Volleyball (Coach)
Britain
Amber Hill - Tire
Dan Evans - Tennis
Johanna Konta - Tennis
Mexico
Héctor Velázquez - Baseball
Sammy Solis - Baseball
Netherlands
Finn Florijn - Rowing
Candy Jacobs - Skateboarding
Reshmie Oogink - Taekwondo
South Africa
Thabiso Monyane - Soccer
Kamohelo Mahlatsi - Soccer
Australia
Alex de Minaur - Tennis
chili
Fernanda Aguirre - Taekwondo
Russia
Ilya Borodin - Swimming
Portugal
Frederico Morais - Surf
Covid-19