New Delhi: After a few boxers allegedly flouted quarantine rules, Sports Authority of India (SAI) said that it is investigating the matter and it will 'take action against erring players and officials'.
The athletes are staying at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala.
"We are investigating the matter. We will take action against erring players and officials after a quick investigation. For the record, our new guidelines require quarantine for seven days. On the sixth day, the tests are conducted and on negative reports, athletes will be allowed to mix with other quarantined athletes," SAI said in a statement.
"Apparently, few athletes who reported late were staying separately from already quarantined athletes, for prevention of any infection, in the hostel inside the campus, which was isolated from other hostel, where the athletes were housed. However, they were also tested and post negative results were allowed in the hostel on the campus and after due undertaking that they would follow the due quarantine process. Despite the undertaking, they allegedly mixed with the other athletes/Coach on the campus," it added.
Earlier, The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had reported that it is set to reopen Karni Singh Shooting Range from July 8 for Olympic-bound shooters to support athletes for their Olympic preparations.
In the first phase, the facility would be opened only for athletes who have a probability of making it to the Olympics and form part of the core team of Indian Shooting.
All precautions as per the guidelines issued by the Government and the SAI SOP will be strictly adhered to at the ranges to provide a safe training environment to the shooters and maintain social-distancing norms in order to prevent any transmission of the lethal virus.
The shooters would have to book online training slots to avoid crowding at the range, with only single-point entry to the range with adherence to thermal screening, as per the laid down procedure. The shooters would also need to download Aarogya Setu on their phone, the status of which would be checked at the entry gate.
In addition, the operation of lanes and shooting stations has been restricted to ensure the social distancing norms between two shooters.
