(CNN) — Kara Eaker, a member of the US gymnastics team at the Tokyo Olympics, tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, her father confirmed to CNN affiliate KMBC by telephone on Monday morning.
Eaker, an 18-year-old alternate member of the team, recently arrived in Japan for the Games, which start Friday.
Despite displaying no symptoms and being vaccinated, Eaker had multiple Covid-19 tests come back positive after she arrived in Japan, her father, Mark Eaker, said.
He said she will have to isolate in a hotel for 10 days before being allowed to return to the United States.
“I know she’s disappointed, but at this point, she says she’s kind of bored because she’s stuck in her room not being able to do anything, can’t practice, or anything like that. She says she’s bored and just looking forward to coming home,” Mark Eaker told KMBC. “The biggest disappointment is that this takes her out of it completely.”
A second alternate on the gymnastics team is also in isolation after having had close contact with the athlete who tested positive, USA Gymnastics said in a statement. The second alternate has not been identified.
USA Gymnastics said its Olympic athletes were moved to separate lodging accommodations and a separate training facility on Monday, as originally planned, where they will continue preparations for competition.
While not identifying Eaker, Inzai city official Takamitsu Ooura said a US gymnast tested positive on Sunday and the result was confirmed Monday.
The athlete was staying in Inzai City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, for pre-camp ahead of the Tokyo Olympics which start on Friday.
On June 27, USA Gymnastics announced its women’s artistic gymnastics team roster and included Eaker, Kayla DiCello, Emma Malabuyo, and Leanne Wong as the replacement athletes.
Tokyo 2020 reported Monday that there are 61 Covid-19 cases linked to the Olympic Games.
