Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have all tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease, the Games Organising Committee announced in a statement.
The first cases involving athletes in the Village come a day after a member of their entourage returned the first positive test in the complex, which houses thousands of athletes.
The three infections were revealed as competitors fly in from around the world for the pandemic-delayed Olympics, which are facing significant opposition in Japan due to their COVID-19 risks.
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Olympic officials have been at pains to play down the health risks of the Games, which are taking place in stringent anti- Coronavirus conditions with athletes tested daily.
“Mingling and crossing of populations is very limited. We keep the risk to an absolute minimum level,” Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi said on Sunday.
“We can ensure that transmission between the various groups is almost impossible.”
