TOKYO– Two athletes residing in the Olympic Village have actually checked positive for COVID-19, the first to do so, with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday.Organizers confirmed the favorable tests on Sunday, and both were listed as non-Japanese. No names or other details were provided.Organizers on Sunday also said another professional athlete had evaluated favorable but that this individual was not living in the Olympic Village. This athlete likewise was determined as “non-Japanese.”Also on Sunday, the first International Olympic Committee member was reported as testing favorable. He tape-recorded a favorable test on Saturday getting in a Tokyo airport.The International Olympic Committee verified the test and identified him as Ryu Seung-min of South Korea. He won an Olympic gold medal in table tennis throughout the 2004 Olympics.He was apparently being held in seclusion. Reports said he was asymptomatic.IOC president Thomas Bach said recently there was “zero” danger of athletes in the village passing on the infection to Other or japanese homeowner of the village.Organizers say because July 1, 55 individuals connected to the Olympics have actually reported favorable tests. This accounting does consist of athletes or others who may have arrived for training camps however are not yet under the “jurisdiction” of the arranging committee.The Olympic Village on Tokyo Bay will house 11,000 Olympic athletes and countless other assistance staff.Tokyo tape-recorded 1,410 brand-new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the greatest in 6 months. It was the 28th straight day that cases were higher than 7 days previous.The Olympics will open on Friday under a state of emergency situation in Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures. The emergency situation order lasts up until Aug. 22. The Olympics close on Aug. 8. Fans– local and fans from abroad– have been banned for all Olympic occasions in Tokyo and the three surrounding prefectures. As few far-flung locations might permit a smattering of local fans.