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27 new Games-related cases, highest so far
The three athletes include US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, who on Thursday pulled out of the Games after testing positive for the virus.

USA's Sam Kendricks, two-time pole vault champion (2017, 2019), was forced to declare forfeit for the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19, the US Olympic Committee said July 29, 2021. Pic/AFP
The Tokyo Games organisers on Friday announced 27 new COVID-19 cases linked with the Olympics, including three athletes, the highest daily count so far.
The three athletes include US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, who on Thursday pulled out of the Games after testing positive for the virus.
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