THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 22, 2021 at 18:51 JST
Members of Uganda’s Olympic team load their luggage onto a chartered bus at Narita Airport for their journey to Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, shortly after midnight on June 19. They arrived in Japan around 6 p.m. and left for Izumisano several hours later. (Yoshiko Aoyama)
Japan’s handling of Olympic delegations arriving from overseas was brought into question after a member of Uganda’s team tested positive for COVID-19 at Narita Airport and was placed in quarantine while the other team members continued on to their training camp in Osaka Prefecture. [Read More]
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