On April 4, our
women's soccer
embarked on a journey and flew to Goyang, South Korea, to prepare for the upcoming Tokyo
the Olympics
Asian qualifier against South Korea
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According to the latest reports, our
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Away to Korea
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The match is scheduled for April 8, while the date for the home meet is April 13 in our beautiful Gusau.
However, behind this seemingly normal schedule lies a hint of the unusual. Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic more than a year ago, the mode of organizing sports events in China has undergone a radical change.
As we all know, our current policy on epidemic prevention for people coming to China from abroad is "centralized quarantine for 14 days". In other words, according to this rule, even if Korea
women's soccer
Arriving in the country immediately after the completion of the main event on April 8, it will also take until April 22 to play the next match.
There is nothing inherently wrong with this anti-epidemic policy, and last year the country
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When they went to Australia to participate in the competition, they followed the local epidemic prevention regulations and underwent a long period of centralized quarantine in the hotel. Earlier this year, foreign table tennis players came to our country to participate in the
World Cup
The same centralized segregation was carried out as required.
However, while this regulation protects our health, it also makes it impossible for many sports events to be held in our territory and even makes it difficult for many athletes to travel abroad to compete.
However, today from our
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cooperation with South Korea
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As evidenced by the timing of the second game, the country appears to have broken the rules of outbreak prevention and control and opened a crack for important sporting events. Our country
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Home game against South Korea
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's game was able to go off without a hitch on April 13th.
In addition, South Korean media reports that 10,000 fans will be allowed to attend the game make it even clearer that the news is true.
So how would such an event be organized? Unsurprisingly, the "competition bubble model", which has been practiced in many countries, is likely to be used, whereby foreign athletes train and compete in a relatively isolated environment.
