Tokyo Olympics Organizers said on Saturday that they have so far issued serious warnings to 16 people and disqualified several people for sabotaging the Olympics. Coronavirus disease Guidelines.
Hidemasa Nakamura, head of Tokyo 2020’s main operation center, told reporters that the certification of eight people has been revoked and the certification of the other eight people has been suspended.
Although the organizers did not provide details of individual cases, they said that each case was discussed with the International Olympic Committee and other related organizations.
Nakamura said: “It is difficult to proceed both cautiously and swiftly, but I believe we have succeeded (in terms of law enforcement).”
As the number of infections surged during the Olympics, Tokyo’s COVID-19 cases set a new record
According to local media reports, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are being held, as Japan is fighting the resurgence of the coronavirus, and the number of cases on Friday reached a serious milestone of 1 million.
Athletes and other officials who travel to Japan to participate in the Olympics are often tested and confined to their “bubbles”, which prevents them from interacting with the wider Japanese public and possibly spreading the virus.
In Tokyo’s response to the surge in coronavirus cases, it is especially important for participants to abide by the organizer’s “playbook”-a set of guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus.
The organizers and the Japanese prime minister reiterated that the Olympics did not lead to an increase in the number of infections in the host city. Since July 1, a total of 404 cases of COVID-19 related to the Olympics have been reported.
Previously, local media reported that The qualification certificates of two Georgian athletes were cancelled After they left the athlete’s village to go sightseeing.
On Friday, members of the Australian hockey team Reprimanded and isolated After they left the village to buy two cases of beer, in their room, they lost to Belgium in the final.
The Australian team is also related to other issues.
On Tuesday, the team official said Australian rugby players and rowers caused injuries Go to their athlete village room before departure.
The Australian Olympic Committee also stated that it will be handed over to the country’s Rugby and Football Association for investigation and punishment. A single event The drunken behavior of the player on the Japan Airlines flight home from Tokyo.
(Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa)
