The Chinese delegation will not compete in the U-20 Athletics World Cup in Cali, which will be inaugurated on August 1, due to the confinements in that country due to the outbreak of covid-19.
This was confirmed in the last hours by the Association of that country to the organizing committee of the event.
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“After careful consultation, we realize that due to the impact of the pandemic, we are facing enormous difficulties in terms of booking airline tickets and restrictions of COVID protocols during travel. According to the relevant COVID protocols of our government, the team must strictly comply with the relevant regulations during the return trip, which makes it difficult to ensure the smooth return of the team to China,” Nan Wang, Vice President of the Chinese Athletics Association, said in the letter.
He added: “In addition, the selection of participants cannot be carried out at this time due to the pandemic. Faced with these practical difficulties, and taking into account the long distance of the journey and the impossibility of guaranteeing the health and safety of the participants during the journey, We deeply regret having to abstain from the event and hope we can count on your understanding.”
The organizing committee, headed by Ramiro Varela, answered the letter and argued that the championship will have all existing biosecurity measures, giving full guarantee to the Chinese team to take part in the World Cup.
“We have already taken some steps to mitigate and deny the transmission of this disease. We are also working together with our government officials and entities to ensure compliance with Biosafety protocols, such as the mandatory vaccination of each and every one of the people involved in the championship, ”reads the response.
However, China confirmed, in another communication, that it will not come to Colombia to take part in the World Cup.
“After careful consideration, We regret to inform you that we cannot send a team to participate in the Cali 22 U-20 World Championships in Athletics due to the pandemic”it was noted.
The loss of China is a hard blow, as it was the fourth delegation with the most athletes classified by brand: 45, after the United States (60), Great Britain (55) and Japan (48).
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