Tokyo, July 15: An unnamed athlete on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving here for the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23. The athlete, whose identity was not disclosed, has been placed into a 14 day quarantine.

According to the latest COVID-19 Positive Case List published on Olympics.com , five other persons -- four contractors from Japan and an official (non-resident of Japan) designated as a "Games-connected personnel" -- has also tested positive. Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anil Kapoor Is All Pumped Up to Cheer For Team India in the Grand Sporting Event.

With the latest figures, the total no of COVID-19 positive cases in Tokyo Games have reached 26 since July 1.

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