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Guinea becomes second country to withdraw from Olympics, citing coronavirus concerns

By Mike Brest
Published July 22, 2021 4:44pm ET
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Guinea becomes second country to withdraw from Olympics, citing coronavirus concerns
The African nation of Guinea has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympic Games just one day before the opening ceremony. Sanoussy Bantama Sow, the country’s minister of sports, announced in a statement that their five Olympic athletes would not be participating “due to the resurgence of COVID variants,” according to the Associated Press. “The government, concerned […]

The African nation of Guinea has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympic Games just one day before the opening ceremony.

Sanoussy Bantama Sow, the country’s minister of sports, announced in a statement that their five Olympic athletes would not be participating “due to the resurgence of COVID variants,” according to the Associated Press.

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