Coronavirus: US gymnast Kara Eaker tests positive for COVID-19 before Olympics
ByMichelle Ewing and Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByMichelle Ewing and Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
TOKYO — A U.S. gymnast tested positive Sunday for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan ahead of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, officials with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics said Monday.
The athlete was identified by her father, Mark Eaker, and by her coach, Ali Fong, as Kara Eaker, one of the four alternates for the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team, according to The Associated Press, KSHB-TV and KMBC-TV.
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Members of the U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastic Team, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum plus individual members MyKayla Skinner and Jade Carey (L-R) are announced after the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Suni Lee competes on the uneven bars during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Jordan Chiles competes in the floor exercise during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Grace McCallum competes in the floor exercise during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials MyKayla Skinner competes on the vault during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Jade Carey competes on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Members of the U.S. Women's Olympic Gymnastic Team, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum (L-R) are announced after the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Simone Biles competes on the vault during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Suni Lee competes on the uneven bars during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Jordan Chiles competes on the vault during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials MyKayla Skinner competes on the balance beam during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Jade Carey competes on the uneven bars during the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Photos: Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee dominate US women's gymnastics Olympic trials Members of the US Women's Olympic Gymnastic Team and alternates celebrate after the women's U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday, June 27, 2021, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
