DOHA, Qatar (AP) \u2014 Almost all of the athletes from the refugee Olympic team have had their arrival at the Tokyo Games delayed after a team official tested\u2026<\/b>
\nDOHA, Qatar (AP) \u2014 Almost all of the athletes from the refugee Olympic team have had their arrival at the Tokyo Games delayed after a team official tested positive for the coronavirus. Twenty-six refugee athletes from around the world will stay and train in Qatar, where they had been attending a \u201cwelcome experience\u201d before a planned departure to Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday. The unidentified official who tested positive was put into isolation by Qatari authorities. The other athletes and officials have tested negative. \u201cAs a consequence, it was decided that the team would currently not travel to Tokyo and will continue their training in Doha while being tested daily,\u201d the IOC said. \u201cThe IOC, in cooperation with the Qatar Olympic Committee, is supporting the team and evaluating the situation. The next steps will be communicated once they are decided.\u201d It\u2019s not yet clear when they will head to Japan. Three other refugee athletes weren\u2019t at the event in Qatar and can travel independently, the IOC said. The refugee team was created by the IOC for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they have been forced to leave their home country. It had 10 athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Games and is set to include 29 athletes this time in Tokyo. Tokyo reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in almost six months on Wednesday. ___ More AP Olympics: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/olympic-games and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports Copyright \u00a9 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n