Olympics | Australian swimmer Pallister tests positive for COVID-19

PARIS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian swimmer Lani Pallister has withdrawn from the women's 1500m freestyle at the Paris Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said on Tuesday.

The announcement came just an hour before the 22-year-old's scheduled heat swim at La Defense Arena in the French capital.

"She [Pallister] has tested positive for COVID and has made th