Sports fans around the world eagerly waited Olympic Games, kicks off today (23) in Tokyo, Japan.
Today marks the start of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year after the global Corona crisis.
Foreign athletes and staff members, including Sri Lankan athletes who have come to Japan to participate in the Games, are subject to bio-bubble, strict hygiene practices.
But some of the people involved are now infected with Covid.
From July 1 to date, 87 Covid infections have been identified in connection with the Olympic Games.
Meanwhile, Guinea has decided not to participate in the Olympics due to the risk of Covid.