- IJapan yanyanzeliswa ukuba irhoxise iitumente zemidlalo ezininzi njengenyathelo lokhuseleko
- Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iJapan ibekwe kwindawo ye-39 kwihlabathi ngokwemeko ye-COVID-19 exeliweyo
- UFINA uthe umfelandawonye uzakukhangela ezinye iindawo ngokukhawuleza
Indebe yeHlabathi yeDiving ye-2021 eyayicwangciselwe ukuba ibanjelwe eTokyo phakathi kwe-18 ne-23 ka-Epreli irhoxisiwe.
The 2021 FINA iNdebe yeHlabathi yokuntywila yayiza kusebenza njengokhuphiswano olufanelekileyo lweeOlimpiki zaseJapan kweli hlobo, kodwa Umbutho waMazwe ngaMazwe wokuDada wazise abathathi-nxaxheba izolo ukuba umsitho urhoxisiwe.
Le leta isuka e-FINA yatsho ukuba umanyano luzakukhangela ezinye iindawo endaweni yalo, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba liphelile ixesha loku.
Imidlalo ye-Olimpiki yeHlabathi ka-2020 eTokyo yaseJapan izakubanjwa kulo nyaka phakathi kukaJulayi 23 no-Agasti 8. Ngo-Matshi 2020, iKomiti yeOlimpiki yeHlabathi (i-IOC) yabhengeza isigqibo sokumisa unyaka omnye kwi-Olimpiki yeHlabathi ye-Olimpiki kunye neMidlalo yeParalympic eJapan ngenxa i-COVID-2020 isasazeka.
Ngenxa yokusasazeka okuqhubekayo kwenoveli coronavirus yaseJapan kwanyanzeleka ukuba irhoxise iitumente zemidlalo ezininzi njengenyathelo lokhuseleko.
Kwiiveki ezimbini ezidlulileyo, iKomiti yoLungiselelo lwaseKhaya yee-Olimpiki zango-2020 eJapan ibhengeze isigqibo sayo sokuthintela bonke ababukeli bamanye amazwe ukuba beze eJapan ukuya kukhuphiswano olulindelekileyo lwe-quadrennial njengenyathelo lokhuseleko ngokuchasene nokusasazeka kwe-coronavirus yenoveli. Umphathiswa wase-Olimpiki wase-Japan u-Tamayo Marukawa uxelele oonondaba ngelo xesha: "Isigqibo sivela ikakhulu kwimfuno yokuqinisekisa ukhuseleko phakathi kobhubhani."
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iJapan ibekwe kwindawo ye-39 emhlabeni ngokweemeko ze-COVID-19 ezixeliweyo, ngoku ezima-474,773. Ngabantu abangaphezulu kwama-9,160 ababhubhe kusulelo lwe-coronavirus yenoveli elizweni, ngelixa ngaphezulu kwe-446,410 yabuyela kwimeko yesi sifo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Two weeks ago, the Local Organizing Committee of the 2020 Olympics in Japan announced its decision to bar all foreign spectators from coming to Japan to attend the much-anticipated quadrennial competitions as a safety measure against the global spread of the novel coronavirus.
- Japan was forced to cancel numerous sports tournaments as a safety measureAs of today, Japan is ranked 39th in the world in terms of reported COVID-19 caseFINA said that the federation would be immediately looking for other venues as a substitution.
- The 2021 FINA Diving World Cup was to serve as a qualifying tournament for the Olympics in Japan this summer, but the International Swimming Federation notified the participants yesterday that the event was cancelled.
