The sports minister and the IOA president have been critical of the regulations for Indian athletes. India has been grouped along with Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The Japanese government has asked all the athletes and their support staff from the Group A countries to undergo a daily test for COVID-19 for a week prior to their departure, and then remain in strict isolation upon their arrival in Tokyo.
During their three-day-long isolation, these athletes and their support staff have been strictly prohibited from interacting with anyone from any other country.
The strict guidelines for Indian athletes has left the IOA displeased. The IOA has labeled these guidelines as ‘unfair’ and ‘discriminatory’. The IOA believes that these rules will hamper the training of the athletes and will also affect them mentally.
the IOA president and the sports minister have backed Indian athletes against such rules.
The minister had earlier emphasized that athletes on their way to Tokyo have been given vaccines against COVID-19, on priority. According to him 99% of the athletes have been administered with the first dose of the vaccine.
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IOA president Dr. Narinder Batra is dissatisfied with the arrangements for the Tokyo Olympics
IOA president Dr. Narinder Batra also strongly condemned these regulations and said that he has written to the Tokyo Organizing Committee of Olympic Games (TGOC).
He sounded rather displeased with the arrangements for the Indian athletes.
Batra said that these constantly changing guidelines for the Tokyo Olympic games are giving him a ‘heart attack’ every 10 minutes. Narinder Batra is unsure if he will get a response to his letter.
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