: Indian athletes must mentally prepare for strict protocols in Tokyo: IOA president Narinder Batra #IndiaNEWS There is “no way out� of some “unfair� restrictions that Tokyo Olympics organisers

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Indian athletes must mentally prepare for strict protocols in Tokyo: IOA president Narinder Batra #IndiaNEWS
There is “no way out� of some “unfair� restrictions that Tokyo Olympics organisers have imposed on Indian athletes in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, IOA President Narinder Batra conceded on Wednesday, asking the country’s contingent to be mentally prepared for added curbs.Batra said the Indian Olympic Association is still awaiting clarifications on several issues like athletes’ training and food arrangements during the Games and hopes to have resolution for some of the issues before the event opens on July 23.“We are trying to prepare ourselves mentally according to the present situation and if there are certain situations, we have to live with them, there is no way out,� Batra told PTI in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.India is among 11 countries identified as high risk by the Japanese authorities, who have asked the athletes travelling from here to get tested for Covid-19 for seven days before departure and be in hard quarantine for three days after landing in Japan.Batra said negotiations are still on to ease restrictions on training during quarantine.“Tokyo organising committee has been very co-operative and very helpful. Every country has different guidelines. Guidelines related to the pandemic are not laid down by the organising committee, these are always laid down by the...Read more

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