First positive Covid tests for athletes in Olympic Village

People gather for a rally in Tokyo’s Shinjuku shopping district to protest against the Olympics (Yuri Kageyama/AP/PA)

Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for Covid-19, with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.

Organisers confirmed the positive tests on Sunday but did not identify the athletes other than to say they were non-Japanese.