{"id":133713,"date":"2021-07-23T09:05:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=133713"},"modified":"2021-07-23T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T13:12:46","slug":"video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2771075082\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-778171560\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_A925345B-1901-A79D-E32F-C7E8E59C33FB\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Priscilla Loomis, a high jumper from the US who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was hoping to represent Antigua and Barbuda in Tokyo due to her dual citizenship.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5C2E739D-7394-8F00-13FE-C3F6DB4797F8\">But a bad case of Covid-19 derailed her chances and she failed to qualify.<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5C2E739D-7394-8F00-13FE-C3F6DB4797F8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3AC0447B-ED17-3720-2160-C3F6DB4996D1\">&#8220;(I&#8217;m) absolutely devastated,&#8221; Loomis said.<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3AC0447B-ED17-3720-2160-C3F6DB4996D1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3AC0447B-ED17-3720-2160-C3F6DB4996D1\">&#8220;I&#8217;m heartbroken. (I&#8217;m) healing right now. I&#8217;m in mourning.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"youtube-vid\" title=\"P  LOOMIS\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oGpXAPjV28M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_00E1208D-8ABD-3D66-1297-C3F6DB4B6D07\">She suffered chest pains and breathing difficulties and had to miss eight weeks of training. Her doctor even advised her to abandon her Olympic bid, because of the potential long-term damage to her heart and lungs. But she kept going.<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_00E1208D-8ABD-3D66-1297-C3F6DB4B6D07\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F8894D63-FF3A-A9B5-DC79-C3F6DB4E30DF\">&#8220;All I could think about was, I need to get ready for the Olympics, I need to get ready for the Olympics,&#8221; Loomis said. &#8220;And so it kind of completely turned my world upside down.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3564AC2C-DD44-2B40-E94A-C3F6DB50E94C\">And at 32, she said she can&#8217;t keep training at this level &#8212; or funding the support required &#8212; for another four years.<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_3564AC2C-DD44-2B40-E94A-C3F6DB50E94C\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_6744B979-DA84-F462-D26D-C3F6DB5343A7\">&#8220;This was my final (chance),&#8221; she said. &#8220;There&#8217;s no way I can afford the coaches and the doctors and as you get older, all these random things hurt when I wake up now.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_6744B979-DA84-F462-D26D-C3F6DB5343A7\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_F97C14DC-2CDB-BFAD-D2CB-C4163DBD9866\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"el__image--fullwidth js__image--fullwidth\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"Priscilla Loomis says Tokyo was her last chance to win an Olympic medal.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall small medium\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/210720141330-priscilla-loomis-exlarge-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-fullwidth\">Priscilla Loomis says Tokyo was her last chance to win an Olympic medal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zn-body__paragraph\" data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5341994C-4AA0-DB48-5247-C41381F3D766\">Long Covid, also called post-Covid syndrome, is shaping up to be a major, long-term public health issue.<\/div>\n<div data-paragraph-id=\"paragraph_5341994C-4AA0-DB48-5247-C41381F3D766\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"antig-2823511096\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Priscilla Loomis, a high jumper from the US who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was hoping to represent Antigua and Barbuda in Tokyo due to her dual citizenship. But a bad case of Covid-19 derailed her chances and she failed to qualify. &#8220;(I&#8217;m) absolutely devastated,&#8221; Loomis said. &#8220;I&#8217;m heartbroken. (I&#8217;m) healing right now. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":133712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Priscilla Loomis, a high jumper from the US who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was hoping to represent Antigua and Barbuda in Tokyo due to her dual citizenship. But a bad case of Covid-19 derailed her chances and she failed to qualify. &#8220;(I&#8217;m) absolutely devastated,&#8221; Loomis said. &#8220;I&#8217;m heartbroken. (I&#8217;m) healing right now. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM-1024x640.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\",\"name\":\"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png\",\"width\":2880,\"height\":1800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19","og_description":"Priscilla Loomis, a high jumper from the US who competed at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was hoping to represent Antigua and Barbuda in Tokyo due to her dual citizenship. But a bad case of Covid-19 derailed her chances and she failed to qualify. &#8220;(I&#8217;m) absolutely devastated,&#8221; Loomis said. &#8220;I&#8217;m heartbroken. (I&#8217;m) healing right now. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM-1024x640.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19","datePublished":"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/"},"wordCount":240,"commentCount":3,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/","name":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png","datePublished":"2021-07-23T13:05:38+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-23T13:12:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1728\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-07-23-at-7.45.07-AM.png","width":2880,"height":1800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-antiguan-athlete-in-mourning-after-missing-tokyo-olympics-due-to-covid-19\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"VIDEO: Antiguan athlete in mourning after missing Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/133712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}