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Three members of Australia’s Olympic skateboarding team test positive for COVID-19. Picture: INSTAGRAM
IOWA, 24 MAY 2021 (SMH)—Australia’s Olympic skateboarding preparations are in disarray after three members of the Australian team, including a 13-year-old skater, tested positive to COVID-19 after travelling to the U.S for a qualifying event.
Two athletes are now out of the running of the Olympics due to the COVID-19 cases, along with one coach who also tested positive at the qualifying event.
The group of 11 Australian skaters, as well as staff, flew out from Sydney on May 3 to California before travelling to the Dew Tour in Iowa in an effort to qualify for the Olympics.