UPDATE:
Though we still do not have the name of the female gymnast who tested positive for COVID-19, we now know she is an alternate for the team, according to Savannah Guthrie. We also do not have a name yet for the additional gymnast who is being quarantined.
NEWS: US women’s gymnast who tested positive for COVID in Tokyo is an alternate.
— Savannah Guthrie (@SavannahGuthrie) July 19, 2021
ORIGINAL REPORT:
According to a report out of Tokyo, an unnamed Team USA female gymnast has tested positive for COVID-19.
The report comes from Japan’s Kyodo News Agency and the story has also been passed along by NBC News.
The report notes that the gymnast who tested positive is a teenager and that a teammate is being quarantined for being a close contact.
From Kyodo News:
A female gymnast from the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus during her pre-Tokyo Olympic training camp, the city hosting the athlete said Monday.
The name of the athlete, who is in her teens, has been withheld by the city of Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, where she was training ahead of the opening of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Another gymnast is isolating at a hotel room after health authorities deemed that the athlete had been in close contact with her, the city said.
Here is a list of the female gymnasts on Team USA.
Simone Biles, 24
Sunisa Lee, 18
Jordan Chiles, 20
Grace McCallum, 18
MyKayla Skinner, 24
Jade Carey, 21
Alternates include Kayla DiCello, 17; Kara Eaker, 18; Emma Malabuyo, 18; and Leanne Wong, 17.
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