Ash Barty to stay outside village in Tokyo
Ash Barty will be based outside the 競技者s village during the Tokyo Olympics, with Australia's team boss 確信して the 補欠/交替の/交替する accommodation will 支える her 企て,努力,提案 for gold.
Barty, fresh from (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Karolina Pliskova in the Wimbledon final, has touched 負かす/撃墜する in Japan for her first Olympics.
The world No.1 is の中で Australia's 主要な メダル 競争相手s in Tokyo - with Simona Halep, Serena Williams, Bianca Andreescu, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Coco Gauff absent for a 範囲 of 推論する/理由s.
非常に/多数の Olympians from around the world have chosen a different base for this and previous Games; the US men's basketball team memorably stayed on a 巡航する ship for Rio 2016.
But the spectre of COVID-19 and associated biosecurity 議定書s have 追加するd a degree of 複雑さ to such 手はず/準備 for Tokyo.
"Ash is staying どこかよそで," Australia's chef de 使節団 Ian Chesterman told reporters.
"We have a number of 競技者s staying outside the village. We 許す that, it's just what 作品 best for them.
"Something I've always been very big on is 運動ing 業績/成果 takes a whole lot of 柔軟な 決定/判定勝ち(する)s, 柔軟な 選択s.
"ーに関して/ーの点でs of her 業績/成果 計画(する), it's best served by her 存在 able to 支配(する)/統制する her 環境 and we 尊敬(する)・点 that."
However, Barty won't be bypassing the village 完全に.
The 25-year-old, who could become Australia's third Indigenous Olympic gold medallist if successful in Tokyo, dropped by the team's base for a coffee on Tuesday morning.
"She is staying in an Australian 環境 where she can still easily 接近 the village," Chesterman said.
Australia's Olympic tennis team were 激しく揺するd by last week's 撤退 of Alex de Minaur, who 実験(する)d 消極的な for COVID-19 at Wimbledon then 契約d the ウイルス after leaving London.
"They know they 港/避難所't had 接触する with Alex during any 批判的な period of time and their 焦点(を合わせる) is now on making the most of their 適切な時期 here," Chesterman said.
"They're not worried."
一方/合間, Czech beach volleyballer Ondrej Perusic has joined two South African footballers in 実験(する)ing 肯定的な for coronavirus from within the 競技者s village.
Chesterman 主張するd that Australia's Olympians remained "静める" about the 推定する/予想するd 開発.
"We believe that's been dealt with 井戸/弁護士席. People have been moved to 孤立/分離 quickly," he said.
"Our 競技者s know they have to continue to follow the 議定書s to make sure their (選挙などの)運動をする stays on 跡をつける.
"We know the 議定書s we've put in place are designed to keep them 安全な.
"You just need to be vigilant every day about the way you 行為/行う yourself."
The 開会式 is on Friday but Olympic 競争 starts on Wednesday morning, when Australia's softball team 衝突/不一致 with Japan in Fukushima.
Also on Wednesday, Brisbane is 始める,決める to be 正式に awarded hosting 権利s for the 2032 Olympics.
"It's been a long (選挙などの)運動をする and we're hopefully almost there," Chesterman said.