Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer tests positive for Covid-19 at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO: Dutch tennis player Jean-Julien Rojer has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics, the International Tennis Federation confirmed on Monday. "The ITF has been informed that the athlete Jean-Julien Rojer... has tested positive for Covid-19 and placed in isolation as per the set procedures," the federation said in a statement.

Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof were forced to withdraw from their second-round match following news of his positive test, reports Xinhua.

With this latest positive case,the total number of Covid cases at the Tokyo Olympics has gone up to 61. IANS

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