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False positive COVID-19 test knocks LPGA player Paula Reto out of a major and the OlympicsBeth Ann NicholsAugust 1, 2021 1:15 pm ETPaula Reto had secured a spot in the Olympic Games representing South Africa after Lee-Anne Pace and Ashleigh Buhai withdrew from Toyko. She took a COVID-19 test for the Olympics while competing last week in the Amundi Evian Championship and learned at 10 p.m. on Saturday evening that she’d tested positive.She was tied for 40th at the Evian through three rounds and was forced to withdraw from both a major championship and the Tokyo Games. ...And it only got worse really, as she took four additional tests after that and tested negative for each. Reto, who had COVID-19 back in March and was fully vaccinated as of Sunday of Evian, missed out on both a major and the Olympics because of a bad test. ...