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Rijiju asks athletes to follow Covid-19 protocols
ANI
11 May 2021, 21:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday asked the Indian athletes to never break Covid-19 protocols of other countries. Rijiju s remarks came as the Indian shooting contingent departed for Croatia on Tuesday. Safe journey! Never break the Covid-19 protocols of other countries. Focus on training, take care and stay safe. Will provide all necessary support to our athletes and the coaches. All the best, tweeted Rijiju.
The Indian Olympic Shooting squad has left for Zagreb, Croatia, in order to participate in the European Championship. The competition is scheduled to be held between May 20 and June 6 and the squad will be staying back in Zagreb for training, before directly moving on to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, scheduled in July.
“The optics and timing of the breach has led to the reaction and what the players did was inexcusable,” Jindal said. “They were well aware of the protocols and they knew they couldn’t step out, however briefly”
Jindal added that all Bengaluru players and staff tested negative for coronavirus before traveling to the Maldives and also on arrival in Male on Friday.
“We have apologized,” Jindal said. “It is really unfortunate as we have been training and spending time for this game and I am sure we will be sanctioned.”
Maldives Sports Minister Ahmed Mahloof announced Sunday that the game between Bengaulura and the local club, Eagles, could not go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday and the national football federation had been asked to “make arrangements for Bengaluru’s departure.”
BENGALURU FC owner Parth Jindal has apologised for an “inexcusable” breach of Covid-19 protocols by two of his players and a coach that led to the Indian club being told to leave the Maldives before a scheduled AFC Cup play-off game against a local team.
The players and a member of the coaching staff were reported by local media to have left their hotel in the capital Male on Saturday, sparking criticism from the Maldives sports minister.
Jindal said yesterday that against a backdrop of a surging Covid-19 cases in India and rising local opposition to the game going ahead, he understood the reaction on the island.
Bengaluru-Eagles clash postponed
10 May 2021, 03:18 GMT+10
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) club Bengaluru FC on Sunday confirmed that its AFC Cup playoff stage clash against Eagles FC has been postponed until further notice.
As a result, the club is now making arrangements to get all its players and staff home at the earliest. Bengaluru FC s 2021 AFC Cup Playoff Stage clash against Eagles FC has been postponed until further notice, as confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation on Sunday. The club is making arrangements to get all its players and staff home at the earliest. Bengaluru FC would also like to place on record an unconditional apology for a health and safety breach, involving one member of staff and two players, in the Maldives, on Saturday, the club said in an official statement. The club has held the highest standard of safety and precaution throughout the pandemic, and this error in judgment in no way aligns or indicates oth