Olympic teams from China and South Korea arrive in Japan

Record ID: 1627444

  • Title: Olympic teams from China and South Korea arrive in Japan
  • Date: 19th July 2021
  • Summary: NARITA, CHIBA PREFECTURE, JAPAN (JULY 19, 2021) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** AIRCRAFT ON TARMAC CHINESE FLAG ON PLANE CHINESE ATHLETES WALKING IN HALLWAY VARIOUS OF CHINA'S OLYMPIC TEAM SEATED AND WAITING FOR INSPECTION
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2021 08:08
  • Keywords: COVID-19 China Japan Narita Olympics South Korea Tokyo Tokyo 2020 airport arrival pandemic
  • Location: NARITA, CHIBA PREFECTURE, JAPAN
  • City: NARITA, CHIBA PREFECTURE, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Olympics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EMIAFRB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Olympic teams from China and South Korea arrived in Tokyo on Monday (July 19) four days before the 2020 Games' opening ceremony.
    More than 400 Chinese athletes will participate in the Tokyo Games as China secured 318 sports in 225 events, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
    The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee said South Korea's Olympic squad consisted of 232 athletes and 122 staff who will take part in 29 sports events.
    Since July 2, Tokyo 2020 organisers have reported 58 positive cases of COVID-19 among athletes, officials and journalists.
    In order to prevent the spread of the virus, members of the teams had to do a COVID-19 test upon arrival.
    The Tokyo Olympics will run from July 23 through August 8.
    (Production: Akira Tomoshige, Hyunyoung Yi)
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