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Gauff Out of Olympics; Social Media Criticized: Virus Update

Spectators Barred From Tokyo Olympics Amid Coronavirus Surge — Photographer: Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images

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By Bloomberg News

July 18, 2021 at 1:32 AM UTC

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July 18, 2021 at 8:18 PM UTC

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Tennis player Coco Gauff tested positive for Covid-19, ruling her out of representing the U.S. at the Olympics and highlighting the challenges faced by the Tokyo Games less than a week before the opening ceremony.