Olympians may break quarantine to compete if pre-event test negative

Athletes known to have been in close contact with those infected with the novel coronavirus will still be allowed to compete in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics if they test negative six hours prior to the event, sources with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.The Japanese government as well as the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics among others are considering a plan to conduct PCR tests on such athletes around six hours before the start time of their competitions.Under the latest playbooks, which spell out for athletes and officials how to hold a "safe and suc…READ FULL ARTICLE