Every athlete from the 206 countries competing at the Tokyo Olympics will need to return a negative test within 72 hours of flying into Tokyo.
Katz tells you this on his fourth day of quarantine at a hotel in Adelaide, having just returned from the World Masters in Doha.When he and his brother, Josh, 23, get out on January 30, they will return to Sydney for about 10 days before flying out for Tel Aviv for the start of a series of competitions throughout Europe over the next three months to earn qualification for Tokyo.
Katz competed at his first Olympics in Rio in 2016. He's now in his prime, ready to claim a medal. This is his window."I'm mindful about bitching and moaning because a lot of people are doing it tough. The tennis guys are coming across pretty badly, and fair enough," Katz said. "But it's a rollercoaster at the moment.
Chesterman says rapid testing could be so efficient by July that anyone coming into Tokyo will have their results within minutes.
Presumably the entire Olympic squad will be in mandatory hotel quarantine when they return to Australia
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.