<p>Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for Covid-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on Sunday.</p>.<p>It is the first instance of athletes staying at the village catching the infection. Their identities have not been revealed by the organisers. The third infected athlete is staying at a designated Games hotel.</p>.<p>A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five "Games concerned personnel", one contractor, and a journalist, according to the Covid-19 Positive Case List uploaded by the OC here.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/first-batch-of-indian-athletes-departs-for-tokyo-in-presence-of-sports-minister-sai-ioa-officials-1009847.html" target="_blank">First batch of Indian athletes departs for Tokyo in presence of Sports Minister, SAI, IOA officials</a></strong></p>.<p>The total number of Games-related Covid cases have now risen to 55 as per the OC records.</p>.<p>The organisers did not specify whether the two infected athletes staying at the village will be quarantined elsewhere.</p>.<p>The development comes a day after a non-athlete at the Village tested positive for the dreaded virus and was shifted out of the premises.</p>.<p>The first batch of Indian athletes for the Games left on Saturday and have arrived here this morning.</p>.<p>The 90-strong Indian delegation comprised, archers, the two hockey teams, the table tennis players and swimmers among others.</p>.<p>The shooters and the boxers also landed from their respective training bases in Croatia and Italy this morning.</p>.<p>The Games will open on July 23 and will be held behind closed doors as infections soar in the Japanese capital, which has been recording more than 1,000 cases a day for the past few days.</p>.<p>Despite the scepticism, the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has insisted that the Games pose "zero risk" for the residents of Olympic village and the Japanese people in general.</p>
<p>Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for Covid-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on Sunday.</p>.<p>It is the first instance of athletes staying at the village catching the infection. Their identities have not been revealed by the organisers. The third infected athlete is staying at a designated Games hotel.</p>.<p>A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five "Games concerned personnel", one contractor, and a journalist, according to the Covid-19 Positive Case List uploaded by the OC here.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/first-batch-of-indian-athletes-departs-for-tokyo-in-presence-of-sports-minister-sai-ioa-officials-1009847.html" target="_blank">First batch of Indian athletes departs for Tokyo in presence of Sports Minister, SAI, IOA officials</a></strong></p>.<p>The total number of Games-related Covid cases have now risen to 55 as per the OC records.</p>.<p>The organisers did not specify whether the two infected athletes staying at the village will be quarantined elsewhere.</p>.<p>The development comes a day after a non-athlete at the Village tested positive for the dreaded virus and was shifted out of the premises.</p>.<p>The first batch of Indian athletes for the Games left on Saturday and have arrived here this morning.</p>.<p>The 90-strong Indian delegation comprised, archers, the two hockey teams, the table tennis players and swimmers among others.</p>.<p>The shooters and the boxers also landed from their respective training bases in Croatia and Italy this morning.</p>.<p>The Games will open on July 23 and will be held behind closed doors as infections soar in the Japanese capital, which has been recording more than 1,000 cases a day for the past few days.</p>.<p>Despite the scepticism, the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has insisted that the Games pose "zero risk" for the residents of Olympic village and the Japanese people in general.</p>