Olympics-COVID-19 quarantine conditions distressing, Dutch team director says

[ASFN Admin]

Officials of the Dutch Olympic committee on Tuesday expressed concern and unease about the quarantine conditions faced by four of their athletes and two team staff who tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics. The six Dutch team members, including 21-year-old rower Finn Florijn https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...tion-measures-after-positive-tests-2021-07-26 and skateboarder Candy Jacobs https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...roken-after-testing-covid-positive-2021-07-21, have been quarantined according to Tokyo 2020 protocols following positive tests. Dutch technical director Maurits Hendriks and other team officials were meeting with the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to discuss the quarantine conditions of those who tested positive, Hendriks said.

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