FILE PHOTO: The Olympic Rings installed on a floating platform are seen in front of the city skyline ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Tokyo, Japan July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic refugee team will start arriving in Tokyo later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said, ending speculation about their participation after one team official had tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Qatar.
The 26 of the total 29 refugee athletes that form the team had been in a training camp in Qatar and had to delay their departure for Tokyo earlier this week following the positive case.
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