이들은 국제스포츠 경기에 참여하기 위해 지난 6월 13일 입국하는 과정에서 동료 선수 1명이 검역과정에서 신종인플루엔자 확진환자로 확진되어, 항공기내 접촉자로 분류되어 경기 참가가 배제되고 별도의 시설에 격리되었다.
During their arrival in Korea on June 13 to participate in international sports events, one of their fellow athletes was confirmed as a confirmed patient of swine flu during the quarantine process, and was classified as an in-flight contact patient, excluded from participation in the games and quarantined at a separate facility.