India’s first batch of Olympic-bound athletes will depart for Tokyo on July 17, IOA president Narinder Batra revealed on Thursday, expressing disappointment over the Games’ organizers refusing to permit them to examine in earlier. .
The IOA needed the primary batch of athletes and officers to go away on July 14 and serve a compulsory three-day quarantine upon arrival in Tokyo. More than 120 athletes are certain for the Games.
But in a letter to Kate Yoneyama, regional supervisor (Asia and Oceania, NOC Relations) of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG), Batra wrote, with the required approvals nonetheless pending, the IOA had no different possibility. was left. To ship the primary batch on July 17,” Batra mentioned.
However, he didn’t specify the variety of the group that left on 17 July.
The IOA chief wrote, “… Since we have not received the necessary clearance from TOCOG, we are now coordinating the departure of the Indian contingent on 17 July 2021 and arrival in Tokyo on 18 July 2021.”
“We are extraordinarily disillusioned that our request has not been accepted. However, given the medical protocol imposed on India for 7 days previous to departure, we now don’t have any different possibility however to depart on seventeenth July and arrive on 18th July.
In view of the raging COVID-19 instances, the Tokyo Olympics can be held from July 23 to August 8 in a state of emergency in Japan with out spectators.
In his letter, the IOA chief has additionally sought another clarifications resembling switch from airport to sports activities village, feeding of athletes, take a look at equipment distribution circulation, and protocols associated to pre-opening providers resembling lodging of athletes/assist employees.
He has additionally sought an recommendation on laundry providers through the three-day quarantine interval.
Indian athletes who’re coaching overseas, resembling boxers and shooters, can be exempted from the stringent guidelines for these coming from high-risk COVID-hit nations resembling India.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
