A German cyclist, a Dutch rower and a Portuguese surfer have become the latest Olympic athletes forced to miss competition after testing positive for COVID-19.
Tour de France rider Simon Geschke, withdrew from Saturday's cycling road race, one of the marquee early events of the Tokyo Games.
"I followed all the health rules as best as I could. Physically, I feel good but emotionally this is a dark day for me."Dutch rower Finn Florijn was shattered after testing positive for COVID-19 after competing in the men's single sculls on Friday.
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