Former UConn star Katie Lou Samuelson will miss out on the Olympics after contracting COVID-19 and being placed under USA Basketball’s health and safety protocols on Saturday. This comes despite Samuelson being fully vaccinated.
Olympic athletes are required to test negative for the virus twice on separate days within 96 hours of leaving for Tokyo. One of those tests must also be within 72 hours of departure. With the 3x3 tournament set to begin on July 23, there would not be enough time for Samuelson to isolate and test negative in order to be cleared.