A strict four-week quarantine imposed on 16 athletes returning from the Tokyo Games has been criticised as “cruel and uncaring” by the Australian Olympic Committee.

South Australia is imposing an additional 14-day domestic quarantine on those athletes who want to return to the state after isolating in Sydney, where a coronavirus outbreak has forced the city into lockdown. And that has sparked outrage among athletes and Olympic officials.

Australian Olympic Committee chief executive Matt Carroll said South Australia’s decision posed mental health risks for the athletes, who have all been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and lived and competed under strict bio-security conditions since before leaving for Japan.

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