DOSB survey finds athletes against seeking preferential access to vaccines Saturday, 6 February 2021
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has revealed 72 per cent of the country’s Tokyo 2020 hopefuls are not in favour of receiving priority access for COVID-19 vaccines.
The DOSB said a survey was carried out over two weeks, with around 1,700 athletes able to take part.
A total of 676 athletes completed the survey, with 72 per cent in favour of Germany s vaccination process.
The DOSB said 18 per cent favoured a different prioritisation.
It said the results of the survey confirms its current position not to seek preferential treatment in the first wave of vaccinations.
Indian Government to vaccinate all athletes bound for Tokyo 2020 Friday, 5 February 2021
Indian Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has claimed the country s athletes heading to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo will all be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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The Indian Express, Rijiju said the vaccination would be given first to medical and security people , but all athletes would be inoculated in time for Tokyo 2020. The Government’s policy is very clear, he said. First of all, the vaccine will be provided to warriors… the medical and security people. Our Olympic-bound athletes and their trainers will be provided priority in our Ministry but overall priority is set by Ministry of Health.
“Difficult to Fix it in Our Calendar”: Rafael Nadal Opens up on Tokyo Olympics 2021 Participation By
February 1, 2021 4:00 pm
Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal has said that he wants to represent his homeland in the forthcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics.
The Spaniard, who is currently tied with Roger Federer for the most number of Grand Slam titles at 20 apiece, will carry his nation’s hopes in the ATP Cup which is set to get rolling in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Nadal will open his campaign at the team event against rising Australian star Alex De Minaur.
Rafael Nadal says he will seek expert advice before taking Olympics call
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(Reuters) - There may be only a one in a billion chance of failing a doping test due to the COVID-19 vaccine, but some athletes will still resist inoculation, scientists from the World Anti-Doping Agency and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
While WADA’s director of sciences and international partnerships Olivier Rabin said the chances of the vaccine leading to a possible doping test failure were so vanishingly small as to be almost non-existent, USOPC medical chief Jon Finnoff said take-up would still not be universal.