According to the head coach of the Russian national team, it would be better to postpone the Olympics if the teams suffer technical defeats for each positive test for the coronavirus.
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If at the Beijing Olympics, for each player with coronavirus, the national teams will be assigned a technical defeat, as at the Junior World Championships, it would be better to think about postponing the Games. declared The head coach “Match TV” of the Russian national team Alexei Zhamnov.
“I just know that at the Olympics everyone will be taking tests every day. But if a technician is prescribed for at least one patient, then it is better to talk about the postponement of the Olympics. I don’t quite understand what’s going to happen at the Olympics. And no one knows what could happen to Beijing. We cannot find out. You have to understand all the protocols and rules that may exist, ”Zhamnov said.
According to him, “all the strongest should play at the Olympics”. “But if they’re not there because they’re sick with covid, I think that’s wrong. Every athlete has a dream – to compete in the Olympics, to win. And when there is a risk that everything will be disrupted. , when you’ve tested positive, where’s that good? Any coach can get sick. So what, too, write a technical loss? ” – noted Zhamnov.
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The coach said the team’s training camp in Novogorsk was scheduled to start on January 20. “But in such a situation, it is difficult to plan. And so we thought about calling January 20. We would train, take tests, live in a bubble – no one would go out in town. The guys fully understand all the responsibility. We will abide by all the rules of the covid protocol, ”Zhamnov said.
The Ice Hockey World Championship in Canada ended in early December due to coronavirus outbreaks in several national teams. Teams in Russia, the United States and the Czech Republic have been rewarded with technical losses after identifying cases of infection and placing the teams in quarantine.
The NHL refused to release its players at the Olympics, in the league because of the pandemic 101 games have been postponed since the start of the season.
In the KHL, large outbreaks of coronavirus have been detected at CSKA, Salavat Yulaev and Avtomobilist, the league will decide next week on the continuation of the holding of the championship.
The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing from February 4 to 20, and a closed (bubble) control system will be organized during the Games to combat the spread of the infection.
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