Gymnastics The NTC gymnastics practice area is suspended due to Uchimura's new corona infection October 30, 17:44
Following the announcement of the new coronavirus infection by Kohei Uchimura in gymnastics, the use of the gymnastics practice area of the National Training Center, which Uchimura was using, has been discontinued.
On the night of the 29th, the International Gymnastics Federation announced that Uchimura, who is staying at the National Training Center for next month's international competition, was confirmed to be positive by the PCR test for the new coronavirus.
In response to this, JSC = Japan Sport Council, which manages the National Training Center, has stopped using the gymnastics practice area used by Uchimura.
According to JSC, the suspension of use will start from the afternoon of the 29th, and the specific period will be decided based on the investigation and instructions of the health center, and the health center is also investigating the infection route of Uchimura and whether there are close contacts. I will.
Other than gymnastics facilities, we will continue to use the facilities for competitions because we usually take measures to prevent infection such as cleaning and disinfection.
JSC states, "We will continue to give top priority to preventing the spread of infection and ensuring the safety of facility users, related parties, and staff."