Beach volleyball coach of Czech tests +ve in Village

Tokyo, July 20: Czech beach volleyball coach Simon Nausch tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, making him the fifth resident of the Olympic Village to be infected by the virus.

This was after the country’s men’s beach volleyball team player Ondrej Perusic tested positive for Covid-19 at the village on Monday. The total number of Games-related Covid cases stands at 67 right now, according to the official list updated daily.

“The Czech team at the Tokyo Olympics must deal with another positive test for Covid-19. Regular antigen analysis revealed the presence of the virus in the coach of beach volleyball players Simon Nausch,” the Czech Olympic Committee stated.

MEXICO BASEBALL

PLAYERS POSITIVE

Mexican have baseball announced authorities that two players had tested positive just days before they were due to leave for Tokyo. The Mexican baseball team, which qualified for the first time to participate

in the Olympics, has kept its scheduled departure on Wednesday for Tokyo.

INDIAN SHOOTERS

FEEL THE HEAT

Three days before the Tokyo Olympics open, the marksmen and markswomen are struggling to carry out their last few training sessions, thanks to a combination of the Japanese capital’s hot and humid weather and the convertible practice facility at the Asaka Shooting Range.

The all-purpose practice hall means shooters of every event — 50m, 25m and 10m — are training in the same facility one after another.

Mostly bearing the brunt of the scorching summer heat here are the jacket and trouser-wearing rifle shooters.

A National Rifle Association of India official said the local organisers have provided the athletes with everything they need. “There is a bit of an issue with the rifle shooters as they shoot wearing the jackets,” he said.