Kara Eaker's Dad Says 'Hope Is Gone' for Gymnast at Tokyo Olympics After Positive COVID Test
Kara Eaker.Photo: Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Kara Eaker’s dad has lost hope that the Team U.S. women’s gymnastics team alternate will be able to compete in this month’sTokyo Olympics. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced on Monday that “an alternate on the women’s artistic gymnastics team tested positive for COVID-19,” but would not name Eaker, 18, “out of respect for the individual’s privacy.” The gymnast’s coach Al Fong later confirmed the positive test to theAssociated Press, saying that she tested positive while at a training camp in Japan....