Reuters
Olympics-Six days into the Tokyo Games, athletes are returning home
It has only been six days since the opening of the Tokyo Olympic Games but already athletes are starting their return trips as strict COVID-19 measures in Japan forbid any extended stays to soak up more of the Games atmosphere. Australia’s softball team departed for Sydney on Wednesday, as part of the first group of Team Australia’s athletes to leave Tokyo, and will go into a 14-day quarantine back home. “While the team is vaccinated and have been tested every day while at the Games, like every returning Australian, they will remain in quarantine for 14 days and will undergo regular testing,” Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Matt Carroll said.