An American seashore volleyball participant is in quarantine after testing optimistic for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan, USA Volleyball stated on Wednesday, three days earlier than the beginning of play on the Tokyo Olympics.

The nationwide federation didn’t establish the athlete, citing privateness issues. However one other participant instructed The Related Press that Taylor Crabb was in quarantine. The opposite participant spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of they weren’t licensed to reveal the data.

NBC4 Information in Los Angeles first reported late Tuesday night time, Wednesday in Japan, that Crabb examined optimistic and quoted his brother, fellow seashore volleyball professional Trevor Crabb, as saying the first-time Olympian is “tremendous and wholesome and needs to be allowed to play in my private opinion.”

Taylor Crabb’s would-be teammate, four-time Olympian Jake Gibb, didn’t instantly reply to a message from the AP in search of remark. The Orange County Register reported that Tri Bourne would exchange Taylor Crabb and be a part of Gibb in Tokyo for his or her first match on Sunday.

Though seashore volleyball groups undergo the qualifying course of as pairs, worldwide volleyball federation guidelines permit a participant to get replaced up till Thursday night. Gibb and Crabb had been scheduled to play their first match on Sunday night time.