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Positive S Korean IOC member isolated

Updated on: 19 July,2021 08:56 AM IST  |  Tokyo
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“He is currently in the isolation facility, where he will stay until the Japanese authorities decide that he is able to leave his room,” an IOC spokesperson said. “The IOC is relieved to hear that all protocols have been properly followed which led to the detection of the case.” 

Positive S Korean IOC member isolated

Tokyo Olympics. Pic/AFP

A South Korean member of the International Olympic Committee has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said on Sunday. 


Ryu Seung-min, who won a table tennis gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was diagnosed upon arrival in Japan. “He is currently in the isolation facility, where he will stay until the Japanese authorities decide that he is able to leave his room,” an IOC spokesperson said. “The IOC is relieved to hear that all protocols have been properly followed which led to the detection of the case.” 


All IOC members attending the Tokyo Olympics are either vaccinated against the Coronavirus or immune, the spokesperson added.


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