At the National Basketball Championships held in Tokyo, seven teams of men and women have been abstained or abstained by the 26th due to the effects of the new coronavirus, including the confirmation of infection by athletes.
The National Basketball Championship, Winter Cup, was held at two venues in Tokyo from the 23rd to the 29th of this month, with 60 teams of men and women from all over the country scheduled to participate.
However, before the tournament, a total of four teams, three men's teams and one women's team, were absent because the members were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
After that, two men's teams abstained because there was a player whose fever was confirmed by the temperature measurement during the tournament.
In addition, one new men's team was abstained on the 26th because the people involved in the team that played against them were tested positive for the new coronavirus, and the players could become close contacts.
As a result, seven teams for both men and women were abstained or abstained, and Yuko Mitsuya, chairman of the Japan Basketball Association, who hosts the tournament, said, "There is no place to express the efforts of as many players as possible while continuing to take sufficient infection prevention measures. The determination to complete the tournament to the end has not changed. We would like to thank all the people concerned and fans for their support and cooperation in continuing the tournament. " Was announced.