Two-time reigning world pole vault champion Sam Kendricks will not represent the U.S. in Tokyo after testing positive for Covid-19.
Word that Sam Kendricks, the two-time reigning world pole vault champion, had tested positive briefly sent the Australian team into isolation — an unwelcome reminder of the virus' threat and the upheaval it can bring that continues to loom over the Games' sporting drama on the eve of track and field starting.
"As far as I'm aware, there's not a single case of infection spreading to the Tokyo population from the athletes or Olympic movement," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "Today in Tokyo, officials informed Sam that his daily test for Cov 19 was positive, So he is out of the competition. He feels fine and has no symptoms. Love you son. See you soon. #rancho_olympia #polevaulting"But alarmed by the report, the Australian track and field team immediately confined its entire 54-person team to isolation and subjected it to testing after three athletes reported having casual contact with Kendricks.
Matt Ludwig, who placed fourth at U.S. Trials, is the team's alternate in the event. It wasn't immediately clear he'd be able to successfully join them in Tokyo in time for the men's pole vault qualifying competition, which begins Saturday morning in Japan, or 8:40 p.m. ET Friday., polls have showed that the Japanese public continues to be leery of holding the Olympic games during a pandemic.
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