Takanoren = Japan High School Baseball Federation, etc., will enter the opening ceremony of the summer national high school baseball scheduled for the 6th due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection in each team, following the placard, only the captain will enter. Announced that it will change to a marching format.
The summer national high school baseball season will begin on the 6th at Koshien Stadium, and the opening ceremony was originally planned to have all the players from each representative school march around the stadium for the first time in three years.
However, at the rehearsal held in the morning of the 5th, in addition to the 4 schools that were judged to be infected by the PCR test before the tournament, 2 schools where multiple players became unwell, a total of 6 schools. was absent.
In response, Takanoren and others opened an emergency headquarters at 1:00 pm, and the opening ceremony on the 6th said that each team should avoid being infected with the new coronavirus and that many players should avoid staying in the same place. announced that it will change to a format in which only the captain will march in following the placard.
It means that it does not change to go around the hall once.
Takanoren and others commented, "It's a shame about the sudden change, and I'm very sorry for the players who were looking forward to the opening ceremony. We will thoroughly implement the necessary infection control measures, manage the tournament, and respond to the feelings of the players." I'm here.