A skateboarder waits to start a run during an Olympic qualifying skateboard event at Lauridsen Skatepark, May 22, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo)
MELBOURNE A team of Australian skateboarders was disqualified from an Olympic qualifying event in the United States after three positive COVID-19 tests in their group, Australian media reported on Monday.
Two Olympic hopefuls and a coach tested positive after arriving in the United States, and others in the group were ruled out of the qualifier in Des Moines, Iowa, because they were deemed close contacts of the coach, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Melbourne skater Charlotte Heath revealed she was one of the group who had tested positive in a post on social media.
Olympics-Australian skateboarding hopefuls test positive for COVID-19
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