At the All Japan High School Volleyball Championship held in Tokyo, the boy's Kyoto representative Higashiyama High School, who was aiming for the second straight victory, missed the tournament before the third round on the 7th because one player had a fever. ..
According to the tournament secretariat, Higashiyama High School was scheduled to participate in the third round starting at 10 am on the 7th, but on the morning of the 7th, the team contacted that "one player was found to have a high fever when waking up." That is.
The executive committee of the tournament also considered playing a match with a player other than the fever player, but if the fever player is infected with the new coronavirus, all members may be judged as close contacts. Therefore, it means that the executive committee decided to miss the event.
The All Japan High School Championships, nicknamed "Spring High School Volleyball," is a national high school volleyball tournament alongside the National High School Championships and the National Athletic Meet.
Higashiyama High School won the previous tournament and was one of the winning candidates, and was scheduled to play against Takamatsu Kougei High School in Kagawa in the third round on the 7th.
According to the rules of the tournament, Takamatsu Kougei High School will advance to the quarterfinals with a bye.