Olympics-Shooting-Britain's Hill out of Games due to COVID-19 positive
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - Britain's world number one shooter Amber Hill withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday after she tested positive for COVID-19 before departure, Team GB said in a statement.
Hill, who was due to compete in Olympic Skeet, said she was devastated.
"There are no words to describe how I´m feeling right now," said the 23-year-old, who was a finalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
"After five years of training and preparation, I´m absolutely devastated to say that last night I received a positive COVID-19 test, meaning I´ve had to withdraw from Team GB´s shooting team.
"I will be back from this, but right now I need some time to reflect and take in what has happened."
Team GB said no replacement would be selected.
Hill, a silver medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, was the most experienced athlete on the British shooting team. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, Editing by Hugh Lawson)
