Okuizumo Town, Shimane Prefecture, has decided to abandon the invitation of the hockey India national team's pre-camp because it is difficult to take the infection prevention measures required by the government when accepting overseas athletes for the Tokyo Olympics. ..
Okuizumo Town is popular for hockey, with hockey clubs from local elementary schools to high schools, and was registered as a host town in India known as a world powerhouse of hockey at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the town, we have continued activities to attract pre-camps for the hockey India national team, such as replacing the turf at the Municipal Sansei Hockey Field with the same artificial turf as the venue for the Olympic Games.
Regarding this, Mayor Katsuta of Okuizumo Town said at the regular town council in March that opened on the 2nd, "It is extremely difficult to prepare for acceptance by taking infection prevention measures indicated by the government," and the Indian national team's pre-camp He revealed his intention to abandon the invitation.
The country is a guideline for infection prevention measures in host towns that accept overseas athletes, and when traveling in Japan, it is necessary to vacate seats for airplanes one by one and to reserve accommodations separately from other users. We are asking for such things as securing, but it is difficult for the town to do this.
In addition, the difficulty of interacting with the national team and the townspeople was also a factor in deciding to abandon the invitation.