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The International Olympic Committee has actually been implicated of being putting professional athletes health in jeopardy

The International Olympic Committee has actually been implicated of putting professional athletes’ health in jeopardy after 2 Turkish fighters and their head coach evaluated favorable for coronavirus after returning house from an Olympic boxing competition in London recently.

Eyup Gozgec, the president of the Turkish Boxing Federation, stated all 3 had actually captured Covid-19 in London which the Road To Tokyo occasion at the Copper Box Arena must have never ever occurred throughout a pandemic.

“While the entire world was taking severe procedures to handle the infection, I am baffled that an IOC taskforce and the British federal government permitted the competition to begin although much of us had issues and practically every other sport had actually closed down,” he stated. “It was careless. And as an outcome, sadly 3 of our group have actually now checked favorable.”

The Olympic boxing certifying competition in London– which included around 350 fighters from 40 nations– was suspended after 3 days owing to issues over the infection and the influence on professional athletes’ travel plans. Even while it was taking location, Franco Falcinelli, the European Boxing Confederation president, cautioned that the danger of a fighter contracting the infection was “really high”.

Gozgec, who is likewise the vice-president of the European Boxing Confederation, stated he would be composing to the IOC to make a problem, including there was inadequate medical preventative measures either at the hotel or the place where the fighters remained. He has actually likewise sent out a letter to other federations, seen by the Guardian, in which he makes his aggravations clear.

“Unfortunately, 2 of our professional athletes and our Turkish head coach have actually checked favorable for the brand-new type Covid-19 coronavirus after going back to Turkey from London,” he composes. “All of them remain in treatment now and luckily they remain in excellent condition. This is the dreadful outcome of the irresponsibility of the IOC taskforce.

“This infection has actually been around considering that December 2019. It is unavoidable to ask why the European credentials occasion was not delayed prior to it even took location? They did rule out anybody’s health, which led them to arrange this terrible occasion.”

Gozgec likewise declared the occasion had actually left the nations included expense. “While they asked for a complete in advance payment from everybody boxing federations in Europe for 15 days, they cancelled the occasions after 3 days. I am of the inmost conviction that it is time the IOC taskforce offers us a conclusive response on what is going to occur to everyone nations’ effort and cash?”

A representative for the organisers stated he had actually not heard the news however would check out it. An IOC spokesperson stated: “For easy to understand factors we will wait to get the information from those worried prior to making an educated remark.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/25/ioc-under-fire-as-boxers-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-london-event

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