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USA TODAY

TOKYO — American beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb confirmed on social media Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan and will miss the Tokyo Olympics.

He is the first U.S. athlete to be ruled out of competing at the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Since July 1, 87 coronavirus cases have been tied to the Games, with 52 confirmed among Japanese residents, according to the organizing committee.

Crabb, 29, wrote in an Instagram post that he is fully vaccinated and currently has no symptoms.