At the Boxing Championship of the nationwide strong teams 2022, a total of 32 referees came to duty. Through the screening and testing process of Covid-19 before the tournament, the organizers discovered 3 cases of positive for Covid-19.
At the present time, the positive referees with Covid-19 are being isolated from the private room in the guest house in Tien Giang province. They still live normally, in good health. There is an referee infected with Covid-19 does not affect the organization of the tournament.
Earlier at the Boxing Championship of the nationwide strong teams 2021, the tournament used to be at risk of canceling when a series of referees had to be isolated due to close contact with Cover-19 infection. Facing that difficult situation, the Organizing Committee decided to invite 10 coaches of the Arbitration delegation.
“Recalling the last tournament, we really thank the coaches. Everyone comes to the tournament as a coach, but leaving the tournament as the referee. In the next tournament, if the disease continues to be complicated, there is no arbitration, we may need the coaches to help again,” said Tran Minh Tien, Chairman of the Vietnam Boxing Federation before the tournament.
The Boxing Championships of the 2022 strong teams take place from 24 to 30/3 at Da Mon Stadium, Tien Giang Province. There are a total of 313 boxers attending the tournament from 38 delegations and 32 units across the country.
In addition to switching to a quick test to find the person infected with Covid-19, the Vietnam Boxing Federation and Tien Giang Province will not apply the monitoring and isolation regulations with F1. Only those infected with Covid-19 must be isolated at the accommodation.