Australian Olympian to return to training after COVID-19 scare in Beijing

The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed that the arriving Australian athlete who tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on the weekend has now twice tested negative.

Curler Tahli Gill will resume normal Games preparation, along with her teammate Dean Hewitt.

The pair have been in isolation for the past two days after Tahli returned a positive test on arrival at Beijing Airport.

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Tahli's first test had returned negative yesterday and this morning she received more good news with a second negative test.

In a joint statement, the athletes said they are "greatly relieved as a team, that goes without saying".

"But importantly for us both as a team, this experience is not going to define our Olympic campaign," the statement said.

"We have treated this time as a rest day and a time to really focus on our Olympic goals.

"We look forward to representing Australia with pride and making history for our sport."

Gill and Hewitt are the first Australians to ever qualify for an Olympic-level curling event.