Five Australian women's water polo players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Paris Games, according to Anna Meares, the country's Olympic team chief, who spoke on Wednesday.
Meares confirmed that the cases were limited to the water polo team. 'There have been five athletes in total who have tested positive,' Meares informed during a press conference. 'There is training this afternoon. And again, if those five athletes are feeling well enough to train, they will and they are following all the protocols that we have. I can confirm that the whole of the water polo team has been tested as well.'
The team has been adhering to strict safety measures, including wearing masks, isolating from other team members when not training, avoiding high-traffic areas such as the gym and the performance pantry, and following a comprehensive respiratory illnesses protocol.
Paris 2024 is set to be the first post-pandemic summer Olympics, following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed by a year due to Covid and held largely without spectators.
