Australia Athletes Barred from Other Commonwealth Games Venues Over COVID Risk
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia Athletes Barred from Other Commonwealth Games Venues Over COVID Risk

News 18  

Australian athletes will be banned from supporting their team mates at other Commonwealth Games events at Birmingham due to the risk of COVID-19 transmission, team chef de mission Petria Thomas said. “Our primary focus is that we can get our athletes to the starting line and they are performance ready," Thomas told News Corp media on Wednesday. Athletes were subject to strict COVID protocols while in a “closed loop" at the Beijing Winter Olympics and also at last year’s summer Olympics in Tokyo. Thomas said Australia’s athletes would be permitted to stay and support team mates but not at their competition venues.

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Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19
5 months ago

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Associated Press  

PARIS — Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team for the Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19. Anna Meares, the chef de mission for the Australian team in Paris, said the COVID cases have been confined to the water polo team. “We treat COVID no differently to any other respiratory illness, but we want to ensure that we …

T20 World Cup | ICC to allow COVID-positive players to play
2 years, 2 months ago

T20 World Cup | ICC to allow COVID-positive players to play

The Hindu  

The ICC in a major announcement has confirmed that players who test positive for COVID-19 will be permitted to play T20 World Cup matches. Australia, which previously used some of the tightest COVID-19 regulations in the world, will take a much more liberal approach to host the World Cup this year, according to the report. If a player's PCR test …

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels
2 years, 10 months ago

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — Not enough food. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions are making a bad situation much worse. I’m very tired,” Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova posted on Instagram from one of Beijing’s so-called quarantine hotels. She said she mostly survived on a few …

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury
2 years, 10 months ago

Australian Olympic athlete tests positive for COVID-19, alpine skier ruled out of Games with knee injury

ABC  

Australia's Winter Olympics team have been hit by a positive COVID-19 test while alpine skier Madi Hoffman will miss the Games after suffering a serious knee injury. Key points: The unidentified Australian athlete is isolating after testing positive on arrival at Beijing airport and is awaiting a second test If the second test returns a negative result the athlete may …

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events
3 years, 1 month ago

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

The Hindu  

Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said on Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. The two who tested positive are among 1,500 competitors and staff who have come into the country since the test events began in early October, said Huang Chun, the deputy director-general of the pandemic …

Australian Olympic athletes heading home from Darwin after COVID-19 quarantine
3 years, 4 months ago

Australian Olympic athletes heading home from Darwin after COVID-19 quarantine

ABC  

The first round of the Australian Olympic team are out of quarantine in Howard Springs and ready to head home to celebrate with their families — but there are a few roadblocks in the way. Key points: Olympic athletes, who have completed their 14 days of quarantine in the NT, are heading home Various lockdowns and hotspot declarations have impeded …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australian athletes face 'cruel' 28 days' quarantine upon return

Firstpost  

The entire Australian team, who won 17 gold medals and 46 in total, are fully vaccinated and were tested for Covid-19 almost daily in Japan. A group of Australian Olympic athletes were Wednesday facing 28 days in quarantine on return from Tokyo in a move slammed as “cruel” and “uncaring” as concerns mount over their mental wellbeing. Australian Olympic Committee …

Australian team condemns double-quarantine for 16 Olympians
3 years, 4 months ago

Australian team condemns double-quarantine for 16 Olympians

The Hindu  

A strict four-week quarantine imposed on 16 athletes returning from the Tokyo Games has been criticized as “cruel and uncaring” by the Australian Olympic Committee. Australian Olympic committee chief executive Matt Carroll on Wednesday said South Australia’s decision posed mental health risks for the athletes, who have all been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and lived and competed under a strict …

The Tokyo Olympics will take place in a coronavirus bubble, but weak points are already on display
3 years, 5 months ago

The Tokyo Olympics will take place in a coronavirus bubble, but weak points are already on display

ABC  

The arrival of fresh-faced young athletes at Narita Airport was meant to be a turning point for these delayed and pandemic-tainted Tokyo Olympic Games. They also negotiated with local officials to let buses of Australian athletes head straight to the village, rather than idle outside the airport until the whole team was cleared to leave. The Australian Olympic Committee's protocols …

Tokyo Olympics: Six British athletes isolating under COVID-19 protocols
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Six British athletes isolating under COVID-19 protocols

The Hindu  

Six British track and field athletes and two staff members have been forced to isolate after being identified as close contacts to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 on their flight to Japan, the BOA confirmed on Sunday. "The British Olympic Association can confirm that six athletes and two staff members from the athletics team, who through no fault …

Six British Olympic athletes identified as contacts of Covid passenger on their plane to Japan
3 years, 5 months ago

Six British Olympic athletes identified as contacts of Covid passenger on their plane to Japan

Daily Mail  

Six British Olympic athletes and two team staff are self-isolating in their hotel rooms in Tokyo after being identified as close contacts of a passenger who subsequently tested positive for coronavirus on their plane to Japan, the British Olympic Association has announced. A spokesperson for the British Olympic Association said: 'The BOA can confirm that six athletes and two staff …

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 scare at Olympics: Three athletes test positive for COVID-19, two staying at Olympic Village

The Hindu  

Three athletes, two of them staying at the Olympic Village, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Games Organising Committee announced on July 18, the development adding to the scepticism around the troubled event which opens on July 23. A total of 10 cases were detected on the day, including five “Games concerned personnel”, one contractor, and a journalist, according to …

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Athletes Test Positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village: Officials

News 18  

Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The Olympic Village, a complex of apartments and dining areas in Tokyo, will house 6,700 athletes and officials at its peak when the delayed 2020 …

Tokyo Olympics: Covid scare forces Australia's athletics team to quarantine in rooms at training camp
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Covid scare forces Australia's athletics team to quarantine in rooms at training camp

India Today  

Australia's entire athletics team for the Tokyo Olympics was quarantined in their rooms on Saturday at their pre-Games training camp in Cairns following a COVID-19 scare. "My understanding is applied an abundance of caution and said to athletes: 'Right, just until we get this sorted out everyone is going to stay in their rooms,'" said David Hughes, the AOC's chief …

Olympic Games: 6 British athletes, 2 staff members isolating in Tokyo under Covid-19 protocols
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Games: 6 British athletes, 2 staff members isolating in Tokyo under Covid-19 protocols

India Today  

Six British track and field athletes and two staff members have been forced to isolate after being identified as close contacts to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 on their flight to Japan, the BOA confirmed on Sunday. "The British Olympic Association can confirm that six athletes and two staff members from the athletics team, who through no fault …

Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak sends chill through Australian leagues, teams depart Victoria
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak sends chill through Australian leagues, teams depart Victoria

The Hindu  

Three Australian Rules football clubs will fly out of Victoria state early to manage travel restrictions as authorities battled to control an outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne on Wednesday. Victoria reinstated restrictions on gatherings and made masks mandatory at indoor venues until June 4, while New Zealand paused its quarantine-free travel with the state for three days. The Australian Football …

Australian skateboarding Olympic hopefuls test positive to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian skateboarding Olympic hopefuls test positive to Covid-19

Daily Mail  

A skateboarding coach and two athletes vying to compete in the Olympics have tested positive for Covid, just two months out from the Tokyo Games. Two skateboarders and a coach tested positive after landing in the United States for an Olympic qualifying event Among the Covid-positive team members was 13-year-old Melbourne skateboarder Charlotte Heath 'I have to quarantine for a …

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Japanese towns abandon plans to host Olympics athletes amid COVID surge

The Hindu  

Dozens of Japanese towns have abandoned plans to accept overseas athletes competing in the Olympics from July due to concerns about inadequate resources amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday. Of 528 towns registered to welcome international competitors, about 40 have decided not to accept athletes for training camps and cultural exchanges before the …

Australian Olympic Team get COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of Tokyo Games
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian Olympic Team get COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of Tokyo Games

ABC  

Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are well underway with the Australian team's COVID-19 vaccine rollout officially commencing today. Key points: More than 2,000 athletes and officials will receive vaccinations the lead-up to the Tokyo games Vaccine hubs have been set up at the Institute of Sport in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth Australian athletes will depart Tokyo …

EU Athletes concerned by IOC decision to maintain ban on protests
3 years, 8 months ago

EU Athletes concerned by IOC decision to maintain ban on protests

The Hindu  

The European elite athletes' body has expressed deep concern about the International Olympic Committee's decision to maintain a ban on competitors' protests at the Tokyo Olympics, saying it undermined their human rights. The IOC said on Wednesday it was retaining its Rule 50, which forbids any kind of "demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda" in venues and other Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia likely to prioritise vaccination for Games-bound athletes

Firstpost  

Earlier this month, the government in Canberra joined a growing number of countries halting the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for younger people over fears it can cause serious blood clots. Sydney: Australia are considering allowing their hundreds of Olympic athletes and support staff to jump the queue and get the coronavirus vaccine before heading to the Tokyo Games, a …

Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 10 months ago

Australian Open to be allowed 30,000 fans a day - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50 percent of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on February 8, Victoria State sports minister Martin Pakula said on Saturday. The limit will be reduced to 25,000 over the last five days of the tournament when there are fewer matches, but …

Australian Open turmoil raises questions for Tokyo Olympics in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open turmoil raises questions for Tokyo Olympics in 2021

CNN  

Sydney CNN — The quarantine controversy over tennis’ Australian Open has raised questions about whether large-scale international sporting events can take place in the middle of a pandemic and could offer a preview of the difficulties facing this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. In a New Year’s address to Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee staff, Chairman Yoshiro Mori said that preparations would proceed …

Four more Australian Open participants infected with COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Four more Australian Open participants infected with COVID-19

The Hindu  

More players were forced into hard quarantine ahead of the Australian Open with officials confirming on Monday that four additional participants, including an athlete, tested positive for COVID-19 among those arriving in Melbourne. Health authorities in Victoria state have now reported nine infections among passengers who arrived on charter flights for the February 8-21 Australian Open and officials said more …

Players in lockdown after positive virus cases in Australia
3 years, 11 months ago

Players in lockdown after positive virus cases in Australia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Three cases were announced Saturday and Victoria state’s COVID-19 …

Australian Open to go ahead despite players' quarantine anger - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Australian Open to go ahead despite players' quarantine anger - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has confirmed the year’s first Grand Slam will go ahead from February 8 despite anger from players forced into hard quarantine in Melbourne due to positive COVID-19 cases on their charter planes. https://t.co/kF58HEijqq — Sorana Cirstea January 16, 2021 Players said they had not been adequately advised they would be effectively detained in their …

Tennis Australia To Make Call On Summer Schedule Next Week
4 years, 1 month ago

Tennis Australia To Make Call On Summer Schedule Next Week

News 18  

Tennis Australia will decide next week whether it can stage the ATP Cup and other tournaments around the country or confine them to one city in the lead-up to the Australian Open in January, local media reported on Thursday. “Players will come in the middle of December and it will be two weeks before the summer, and then they’ll have …

Don't Expect Olympic Pull Outs Due to Covid-19: IOC Chief Thomas Bach
4 years, 2 months ago

Don't Expect Olympic Pull Outs Due to Covid-19: IOC Chief Thomas Bach

News 18  

The Olympics are set to be held from July 23 to August 8 next year after being postponed from 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but leading health experts have, over the past few months, expressed doubts on whether the Games can be held without a vaccine for the virus. “Athletes do not bear responsibility for the virus,” said Bach …

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