Guinea not to withdraw team over pandemic fears

Tokyo Olympics. Pic/AFP

The West African state of Guinea on Thursday said it was scrapping its decision to withdraw its five-person team from the Olympics, a move that it had said was prompted by worries over Coronavirus.

"The government, after receiving assurances from the health authorities, is giving its agreement for our athletes to take part," Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama Sow said. The move reverses a decision to cancel the country's participation in the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also Read: Mixed bag full of medals!

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever