A COVID-19 outbreak has ruled Greece's artistic swimming team out of the Olympics ahead of Friday's team event, marking the first time in Tokyo that an entire team has withdrawn mid-competition due to the coronavirus.
The team has been moved out of the Olympic Village and is in quarantine after five of the 12 members tested positive for COVID-19. The other seven are considered close contacts and are also unable to compete.
“We judged the monitoring had to be strengthened, and it was decided to do it outside the village,” Tokyo 2020 spokesman Takaya Masa told USA Today.