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Most of Australia’s athletics team is clear to compete as normal after all close contacts of an American athlete who tested positive have returned negative results.
But the AOC says three members of the Olympic team will be subject to stricter protocols, having self-reported as close contacts of American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the Olympics.
The three Australians subject to stricter protocols are pole vaulters Kurtis Marschall and Nina Kennedy and coach Paul Burgess.
The team was put into isolation after contact between an Australian and Kendricks.
All 63 Australian athletes were sent into lockdown in their hotel rooms and underwent testing as per COVID-19 protocols. But all tests have come back negative.
However, an Argentinian pole vaulter has also tested positive to COVID-19 and is out of the Games.
German Chiaraviglio confirmed on social media that his Games were over after returning a positive test. Oddly, he said he returned a positive saliva sample three days in a row but a PCR swab test came back negative each time. Then on the fourth day, yesterday, the swab also came back positive and he knew his Olympics were over.
Read the full story here.
Jess Fox’s father, Richard, who is a former paddler himself and was in the commentary box for Seven for his daughter’s winning run, described it as “beautifulâ€.
“That was wild,†he said.
“Now, the semi today did her a lot of good because she was down. Like, that kayak final rocked her. It rocked me.
“When you hit the last gate or the last upstream. She made sure this time, make sure you don’t hit it with your hair.
“I said, ‘Make your choices, own your choices with confidence and control.’ And she did.
“She made good choices. ‘Find the flow, feel it and focus’. And the focus was so strong. She kept breathing and she held it.â€
Australia’s Jess Fox has won her long-awaited gold medal with an exceptional performance and she is overjoyed.
The three-time Olympian has gone so close in previous Games but fallen just short. This time she has made every post a winner to claim gold in the canoe slalom final.
Her time was 105.04 seconds, well ahead of Great Britain’s Mallory Franklin’s 108.68 in silver while Germany’s Andrea Herzog finished in 109.13 for bronze.
Earlier we brought you the news that Australia had missed out on a medal in the women’s trap shooting final but San Marino was guaranteed its first ever Olympic medal. Here are the results:
And the men’s final has also been completed.
Australia’s Jess Fox is about to hit the watercourse and she will need to better her semi-final time if she is to win the gold medal for the C1 Canoe Slalom competition.
Fox qualified first with a time of 110.59 and she is the last competitor due to that time.
She will drop on to the course needing to beat Mallory Franklin of Great Britain’s time of 108.68 to win gold.
The Australian Olympic Committee has released a statement saying all but three athletes from the country’s track and field team have been cleared to return to their regular routines after isolating as a precaution due to a positive COVID-19 case in an American pole vaulter.
The three athletes are pole vaulters Kurtis Marschall and Nina Kennedy and coach Paul Burgess.
“Three members of the team underwent PCR testing following a brief casual contact with a US track and field athlete who had tested positive to COVID 19,†the statement said.
“All three tested negative after undergoing a PCR test this afternoon, while teammates remained in their rooms in line with AOC COVID protocols. The three, who are all vaccinated, self-reported once they heard news of the US athlete testing positive late this morning. All daily tests of the trio in the village had also returned negative results. All members of the Australian Team at the Tokyo Games are tested daily.
“Fifty-four members of the track and field team (41 athletes and 13 officials) were later given permission to leave after spending a little over two hours in their rooms.
“The three team members tested this afternoon are now in isolation and will be tested daily. They will be allowed to resume training, subject to strict protocols that restricts their contact with others. At this stage all athletes are expected to compete as planned.â€
Australian Olympic Team chef de mission Ian Chesterman said the protocols put into place by the AOC ahead of the Games have proved valuable in managing the situation.
“Once again, abundant caution and our strict protocols continue to keep the team safe. We will continue to be very thorough in our observance of the Tokyo playbooks and our own additional measures.
“We want every Australian athlete to be in a position to have their Olympic moment. We will continue to be vigilant.â€
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced earlier this week that a singles bubble was being introduced for those of us stuck in godforsaken lockdown here in Sydney.
Thanks for thinking of us, Gladys, but it’s no longer required. I’m officially off the market. Tokyo Olympics, you’re The One. Thank you for putting the “hot†back into “hotspotâ€.
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Jessica Fox is through to the C1 canoe slalom final.
She looks a clear grade above the rest of the field, an unbackable favourite, can’t see her being beaten ... Hang on, that’s what everyone was saying on Tuesday.
The final starts at 4.55pm AEST.
Between now and then, we’re looking for whatever occult powers we can find to reverse the commentator’s curse.
Most of Australia’s athletics team is clear to compete as normal after all close contacts of an American athlete who tested positive have returned negative results.
But the AOC says three members of the Olympic team will be subject to stricter protocols, having self-reported as close contacts of American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of the Olympics.
The three Australians subject to stricter protocols are pole vaulters Kurtis Marschall and Nina Kennedy and coach Paul Burgess.
The team was put into isolation after contact between an Australian and Kendricks.
All 63 Australian athletes were sent into lockdown in their hotel rooms and underwent testing as per COVID-19 protocols. But all tests have come back negative.
However, an Argentinian pole vaulter has also tested positive to COVID-19 and is out of the Games.
German Chiaraviglio confirmed on social media that his Games were over after returning a positive test. Oddly, he said he returned a positive saliva sample three days in a row but a PCR swab test came back negative each time. Then on the fourth day, yesterday, the swab also came back positive and he knew his Olympics were over.
Read the full story here.
Australia’s Jess Fox has qualified first for the canoe slalom final this evening.
The competition is due to begin at 4:55pm AEST but Fox will race last due to being the top qualifier so don’t expect her to be on course until around 5.20pm or so. She is listed to race at 5.28pm AEST if things stay on schedule.
Fox recorded a time of 110.59 seconds with Czech Republic’s Tereza Fiserova second on 113.23 and Brazil’s Ana Satila third on 114.27.
Jess Fox is desperate to turn a bronze and a silver medal into gold.Credit:Getty Images
Australia’s medal hopes are officially cooked in the women’s trap. Laetisha Scanlan has just been eliminated â€" and boy, that was tense.
Scanlan had to nail her final target after the shooter before her, San Marino’s Alessandra Pirelli, hit hers. But the 31-year-old couldn’t hold her nerve and now she’s finished fourth, missing the podium once again after finishing fifth in Rio.
Scanlan looked devastated at that.
The good news â€" the tiny microstate of San Marino is guaranteed its first medal. It’s now just a matter of the colour.
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