Olympic Village resident busted for going on Tokyo sightseeing trip - USA TODAY

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TOKYO — An unauthorized sightseeing trip has cost a resident of the Olympic Village their credential.

Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya would not provide more details Saturday, including whether it was an athlete or another delegation member, and when the incident occurred. He also refused to say whether the “accreditation deprivation,” which occurred Friday, was temporary or permanent.

Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto will have more information at Sunday’s daily briefing, Takaya said.

“All I can say is (the person) left the Olympic Village for sightseeing and accreditation was deprived. I can’t give you any more than that,” he said.

While Takaya would not confirm the person is no longer in the Village, he did say that once someone’s credential is revoked “they are not allowed to access Tokyo 2020 venues.”

Everyone – athletes, coaches, media members, volunteers – at the Tokyo Olympics must follow a series of strict protocols to keep the Games from becoming a COVID-19 super-spreader event. That includes not venturing outside of Tokyo 2020 venues or using public transportation for the first 14 days they’re in the country.

This is the first breach of the whereabouts protocol since the Olympics began. A Ugandan weightlifter went missing from a training camp July 16, a week before the Opening Ceremony, but was found five days later.

“Leaving the Village for the purpose of sightseeing, that is something not to be tolerated,” Masa said. “Therefore, we went through the appropriate process for deprivation.”

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2021-07-31 05:56:48Z