Why the entry into force of the vaccine pass is a headache in the sports world

Axel May, edited by Gauthier Delomez 4:47 p.m., January 17, 2022

In France too, athletes will have to be vaccinated to be able to play. While the Australian government has decided to expel the world number one in tennis, Novak Djokovic, who has not been vaccinated against Covid-19, the Minister Delegate for Sports, Roxana Maracineanu, indicated that with the implementation of the pass vaccination, it will be compulsory for spectators, and also for professional players, to be vaccinated. A reversal of the minister, who had however hinted at the start of the Djokovic affair that a strict health protocol would allow the Serb to participate in Roland-Garros without having received the slightest injection.

The vaccination pass has been adopted.

As soon as the law is promulgated, it will become mandatory to enter public buildings already subject to the health pass (stadium, theater or lounge) for all spectators, practitioners, French or foreign professionals 1/2

— Roxana Maracineanu (@RoxaMaracineanu) January 16, 2022

Any athlete, whether foreign or not, must be vaccinated to play in France

The definitive adoption of the vaccination pass, whose entry into force is scheduled around January 20, has changed government communication.

From now on, any athlete, foreign or not, who competes in France, must be vaccinated against Covid.

So, even if by Roland-Garros at the end of May, the rule can be relaxed, other competitions should not escape the vaccination pass, like the Six Nations rugby tournament which begins in mid-February, with the match France-Italy.

The measure must also make Didier Descamps think.

At the beginning of January, the coach of the French football team declared that not all footballers were vaccinated, or not completely.