Olympics-Under close supervision, Tokyo welcomes foreign divers to test event


Diving - FINA Diving World Cup 2021 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics Aquatics Test Event - Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - May 1, 2021 Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon of the U.S. in action during the women's 3m synchronised springboard final REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) -Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed last month, as both began under close supervision in Tokyo.

The diving World Cup, also a qualifier for this summer's Games, features more than 200 athletes from 50 countries including powerhouse China.

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