Tokyo Olympics: South African golfer tests positive for Covid-19
South African golfer Paula Reto has tested positive for Covid-19 and hence will miss the Tokyo Olympics
South African golfer Paula Reto (Source: Hartford Courant)
Paula Reto of South Africa has tested positive for COVID-19 and won't play at the Olympic women's golf competition next week at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
She had not yet left for Tokyo. She is the first female golfer with a positive test.
The men's competition lost Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau to positive test results.
Reto has been replaced in the 60-player field by Diksha Dagar of India. Women's golf starts on Wednesday.
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