Anton Cooper out of Commonwealth Games due to Covid-19
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One of New Zealand's mountain biking medal hopes, Anton Cooper, has had to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19.
Cooper has two Commonwealth medals to his name already - a Gold at the 2014 Glasgow Games, and Silver on the Gold Coast in 2018.
The New Zealand chef de mission, Nigel Avery, says Cooper is gutted to have to pull out.
Avery says overall though, there has been a really positive atmosphere amongst the New Zealand team in the athlete villages.