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Olympics: Refugee team gets green light for Tokyo Games after positive case

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IOC President Bach presents invitation to Olympic Games to Chef de Mission, Refugee Olympic Team Loroupe during a ceremony in Tokyo [REUTERS]

The Olympic refugee team will start arriving in Tokyo later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said, ending speculation about their participation after one team official had tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Qatar.

The 26 of the total 29 refugee athletes that form the team had been in a training camp in Qatar and had to delay their departure for Tokyo earlier this week following the positive case.

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