The rules for ensuring that no COVID-positive Tokyo Olympic athlete is 'disqualified'
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Emerging cases
According to a Reuters report, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held under unprecedented conditions and tight quarantine rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections. Yet a number of cases have emerged involving athletes and other people involved with the Games.
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Sport-Specific Regulations
The Olympic website categorically states that to deal with unforeseen incidents of COVID infection among athletes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the international sport federations have come up with the Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR).
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Different rules
The SSR lays down the ground rules on how to deal with the impact of a COVID-positive case across different sports. Its main objective is to ensure that no athlete is classified as ‘disqualified’. Here’s how the COVID rules will impact athletes who get infected during the Games:
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Archery
If an archer is unable to compete for being COVID-positive, they will be marked DNS (Did Not Start) and the opponent will receive a bye into the next round. In case any archer tests positive before the final, they will be replaced by the archer who was eliminated in the previous round.
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Boxing
A boxer will be marked ‘DNS’ and considered to have given a ‘walkover’ if COVID strikes post the start of the competition. If it happens before the final, the COVID-positive boxer will be given the silver medal and the opponent an automatic gold. These are just two examples of Sport-Specific Regulations.