FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Triathlon - Final - Men's Final - Fort Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 18/08/2016. Jelle Geens (BEL) of Belgium competes. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's Jelle Geens will miss the Olympics men's individual triathlon on Monday after testing COVID-19 positive but is still hoping to travel for the mixed relay on July 31.
Geens, 28, is the first Belgian to be affected by COVID-19 restrictions and had been considered a medal contender.
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