The USOPC = American Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced that it will require athletes aiming to represent the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics next year to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus.
The USOPC announced new rules for vaccination of the new corona on the 22nd.
According to this, athletes aiming to represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics to be held in February and March next year will be required to show their vaccination certificate by December 1st.
Exemptions are also granted for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons, which means that a negative test test is required daily.
USOPC has forgotten the obligation at the Tokyo Games this summer to respect the rights of athletes who do not wish to be vaccinated, and announced that at the Tokyo Olympics, approximately 83% of the more than 600 representative athletes had been vaccinated by the Games. increase.
Approximately 240 athletes are scheduled to be dispatched to the Beijing Olympics next year, and the USOPC has decided to make it mandatory this time. To provide an environment. "