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Olympics: First competitors in athletes' village infected with COVID-19

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Members of Hong Kong team arrive at Narita international airport ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan July 17, 2021. REUTERS

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 cases among competitors residing in the athletes' village, as its population swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week.

Two athletes from the same country and competing in the same sport staying in the village in the Harumi waterfront district tested positive for the virus, organisers said without providing further details.

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