FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates and Australian Olympic Committee Chief Executive Matt Carroll hold a news conference at Sydney harbour, Australia May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Mulvenney
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has labelled the government of South Australia "cruel and uncaring" for imposing an extra two-week quarantine for athletes returning via Sydney from the Tokyo Games, meaning a 28 days of quarantine in total.
The additional quarantine requirement for athletes currently isolating in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, comes on top of the two weeks mandated for all arrivals from overseas.
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