SAI DG: We are prepared in case of COVID emergency in Tokyo

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Additional accommodation is being booked in Tokyo to meet quarantine requirements of the country's Olympic delegation in case any of them tests positive for COVID-19 during the Games, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan has said.

The Olympics is scheduled to start from July 23 and contingency plans are in place to deal with any situation that might crop up because of the raging pandemic.

"During the Games, if an athlete or a support staff tests positive, the organisers have arranged for their quarantine. We have also the discussed with the IOA and requested them to book as many rooms as possible so that we are fully prepared from our side," said Pradhan, who took charge in 2019 and was given an extension of two years in June 2020.

More than 100 Indian athletes have qualified for the Games and expectations are high despite the extraordinary circumstances under which the event is set to be staged. The athletes travelling from India will have to undergo three days of hard quarantine upon arrival and daily testing during their stay in Tokyo.

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