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A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo stated that they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. In the case of tennis, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used COVID-19 as a convenient excuse. [1] [2]
A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing stated that they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.In the case of some sports, media speculated that some absentees were unenthusiastic about competing in any case and used COVID-19 as a convenient excuse.
On 21 July, the AFL announced an accelerated schedule for Rounds 9 through 12, with games played daily from 29 July to 17 August. Two games were played on selected Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during this period. In addition, matches were not played in New South Wales due to an increase in coronavirus cases in that state. [157]
During Week 15, three games were postponed due to an excessive number of players on the reserve COVID-19 list for one of the teams playing: Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns (postponed from December 18 to December 20), Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles, and Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams (both from December 19 to ...
The league announced COVID-19 protocols with a focus on vaccination in September 2021, allowing teams to suspend players without pay if they are "unable to participate in club activities" due to a COVID-19 infection or inability to travel resulting from not being fully-vaccinated (outside of religious and medical exemptions), and additional ...
Austria not only has 25 paid time-off days but a whopping 13 holidays where employees are not to work but still get paid. This brings Austria’s PTO to 38 days, in total. South Korea
On 2 June 2021, the Chinese Taipei national baseball team withdrew from the final round of the qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics due to concerns related to player safety from COVID-19 in Mexico. [5] On 8 June, the Australia national baseball team withdrew from the same round due to logistical issues caused by COVID-19. [6]
A number of sportspeople eligible for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo stated that they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.. Four Pacific nations were unable to attend the games due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions in Australia, which would have required the athletes to quarantine there at their own cost, which the National Paralympic Committees were unable ...