The return of sports activities in Kuwait, according to strict controls and conditions

The Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, confirmed yesterday the return of sports activities in Kuwait, and the holding of his domestic and foreign competitions according to strict health procedures without public attendance, in order to prevent the spread of the Corona virus.

The decision came after the suspension of sports activity, starting from February 7, due to the high number of people infected with the epidemic.

The suspension was scheduled to last for a month, which can be extended, but clubs and federations have appealed to the authorities to return it due to their contracts with professional players and coaches, as well as several entitlements that the teams await externally, specifically the football team in the double qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.

Al-Mutairi told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the Corona Emergency Ministerial Committee approved the precautionary measures that were agreed upon between representatives of clubs and local federations and officials of the Public Authority for Sports (a ministerial body) at the meeting held on Sunday, and "their application before, during and after the competitions after they were approved by them." Health authorities. "

He explained that one of the most important of these measures is "seeking to carry out vaccinations for the virus for players, referees and match officials, as well as conducting continuous swabs for them."

He pointed to "permanently preventing the presence of any audience," calling on federations and clubs to "adhere to these measures that come in the interest of everyone."

He pointed out that "the General Authority for Sports, the Olympic Committee and the Ministries of Health and Interior will coordinate to follow up the implementation of clubs and federations, health conditions and precautionary measures inside stadiums and gyms, whether during training or official and friendly matches for clubs and teams."

For its part, the Olympic Committee developed a "road map" for the return, which was represented by strict procedures that must be implemented, at a time when these controls and procedures will be elaborated through the expanded meeting that the parties concerned with sports hold with the ministries of interior and health and heads of federations, today.

The committee issued a circular to the comprehensive and specialized federations and clubs, which includes 4 strict controls and procedures that must be applied within the framework of the current efforts to complete the sporting activity, foremost of which is coordination with the General Sports Authority to start vaccinating athletes and the technical and administrative equipment accompanying the first teams and teams over 18 years and the teams that She will contest international and Asian events and qualifying tournaments for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021.

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