The withdrawal of Greece’s entire 12-woman artistic swimming team was just one high-profile example of athletes who had their experience at the Games cut short due to the virus.
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The big picture: The worst fears may not have been realized, but COVID still had an impact on the Olympics despite the protocols — and Tokyo had an even bigger spike of virus cases outside the Games.
By the numbers: As of Friday, 382 people had tested positive for COVID-19 at the Games, including 29 athletes, according to an Olympic database of cases.
The total includes 31 people who live in the Olympic village and 351 people who live outside the village.
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