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Olympic Athletes Get COVID Guidelines For The Games

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Olympic Athletes Get COVID Guidelines For The Games

Part of the Olympic athlete guildeines for social distancing.

The Tokyo Olympics has released a playbook for athletes in the time of COVID, telling the athletes what is expected of them in terms of remaining safe from spreading the COVID-19 virus.

The playbook talks about minimizing social interaction, and eliminating hugs, high fives, or other celebratory contact. Athletes are also told to avoid crowds (which is interesting given that the Olympics are still expected to attract spectators and the opening and closing ceremonies, if similar to previous years, is one big crowd). Athletes will be expected to provide proof of a negative test when they arrive in Japan, and may be tested again once they arrive, depending on where they came from.

Athletes are asked to limit their contact with other athletes (always difficult in the Athletes Village), and in terms of social distancing, are expected to keep two meters away from other athletes, and one meter away from everyone else. 

If you're interested, the entire playbook can be seen here>>