13 other Austrian athletes picked up in Tokyo + athlete who had fled

The most important news and results about the Summer Olympics in Tokyo summarized at a glance.

Under the shadow and burden of the corona pandemic, the Summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo from July 23rd. Around 11,100 athletes in 33 sports will be taking part in 339 medal decisions at more than 40 venues by August 8th. Spectators are not admitted to the world's largest sporting event due to the increasing number of infections.

The most important things in a nutshell about the competitions and Austria's athletes themselves can be found in this live blog.

News before the start of the Olympic Games:

• Uganda athlete who fled in Japan apprehended (more)
• Swimmers led a strong supply of ÖOC-active (more)
• Despite all odds: Olympics as a major misunderstanding (more)
• “Nightmare”: swimmers sent home again (more)
• Nine corona cases, including one in the Olympic village (more)
• Top sponsor Toyota distances itself before the Olympics (more)
• Djokovic to Durrant: The 10 biggest stars at the Olympics (more)
• The most important figures before the start of the Olympic Games (more)

To the live blog Olympia-Splitter on kurier.at