Tokyo Olympics 2020: COVID-19 positive athletes to be replaced by next best-placed competitor from previous round
Image Credit: Shortpedia
Track and field athletes who are unable to feature in a particular phase of competition after testing positive for COVID-19 during the Tokyo Olympics will be replaced by the next-best placed competitor from the previous round, according to the Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) announced on Sunday. The regulations said the athletes unable to compete due to COVID-19 reasons will not be disqualified and will be marked as DNS (Did Not Start).