Indian girls’s boxing’s High Performance Director Raffaele Bergamasco and head coach Mohammed Ali Qamar are amongst 21 campers who’ve examined constructive for COVID-19 on the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium right here however not one of the contaminated pugilists are sure for Olympics.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) issued a press release to substantiate the event on the camp however didn’t give away names of these affected. However, a supply near the crew instructed PTI that the highest members of the teaching workers are amongst those that have examined constructive.
“Precautionary COVID tests were conducted at the National Coaching Camp for Elite Women Boxers at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi and 21 campers, including players and coaching staff, have tested positive. None of them however are Olympic-bound boxers,” the SAI said.
All those that have examined constructive are asymptomatic and have been moved to a quarantine zone as per the SAI protocol.
“The Olympic-bound boxers as well as other campers, who tested negative, are placed in a safe zone at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. It is SAI’s utmost effort to ensure containment of the spread of virus,” it mentioned.
The supply revealed that the outbreak has resulted in coaching being halted in the intervening time.
“Both Raffaele and Ali Qamar are positive along with some other assistant coaches. Olympic-bound are not positive but they might have come in contact with those who have tested positive during sparring, this would need more monitoring,” he mentioned.
“Everyone has been quarantined. No training for now,” he added.
The 4 girls boxers who’ve certified for the Games are MC Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Pooja Rani (75kg).
Wednesday’s growth comes after 10 from the lads’s contingent examined constructive for the dreaded virus in March at their coaching base in Patiala.
In view of the rising COVID-19 circumstances throughout the nation, SAI is conducting weekly precautionary exams for athletes, assist workers and administration and strict quarantine norms have been arrange.