{"id":932294,"date":"2021-10-28T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=932294"},"modified":"2021-10-28T11:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T15:59:37","slug":"olympic-athletes-to-be-in-closed-loop-at-beijing-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-athletes-to-be-in-closed-loop-at-beijing-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Athletes To Be In \u2018Closed Loop\u2019 At Beijing Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-athletes-to-be-in-closed-loop-at-beijing-winter-olympics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=932294&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>More than a year and a half since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of sports is still not back to normal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to allow the 2022 Winter Olympics to go on without a COVID-19-related hiccup, Beijing will be implementing strict rules for athletes and won\u2019t be allowing friends and family to attend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Organizers of the Winter Games confirmed on Wednesday that athletes will be in a \u201cclosed loop,\u201d isolated from the rest of society.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll participants of the Games and our Chinese staff and volunteers will implement the same policy,\u201d Beijing 2022 organizing committee official Zhang Jiandong <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/beijing-confirms-strict-closed-loop-winter-olympics-80808543\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey will be strictly separated from the external society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Athletes that break protocol will face repercussions, such as expulsion from the Games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who do not comply with the epidemic prevention regulations may face severe consequences such as warning, temporary or permanent cancellation of registration, temporary or permanent disqualification or expulsion from the competition, and other punishment,\u201d Zhang said.<\/p>\n<p>Testing will be required before athletes arrive in Beijing, and participants will also be subject to daily testing throughout their time in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want everyone at the Games to be safe, that\u2019s why we\u2019re asking all participants to follow these guidelines,\u201d IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/32470994\/2022-winter-olympic-athletes-daily-tests-covid-19-remain-closed-loop-games-venues\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping everyone healthy will ensure the focus remains on the very fundamentals of the Olympic and Paralympic Games \u2014 the athletes and the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Athletes and team officials must be fully vaccinated in order to avoid a 21-day quarantine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike at the Tokyo Games, the vaccine will be a requirement for members of the U.S. Olympic Team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEffective Nov. 1, 2021, the U.S. Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee will require all employees, athletes, contractors and others to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or obtain a medical or religious exemption prior to accessing USOPC facilities \u2013 including the U.S. Olympic &amp; Paralympic Training Centers \u2013 and all events or activities hosted by the USOPC\u2019s internally managed sports,\u201d Team USA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/Coronavirus\/Vaccine-Requirement\">said<\/a> on their website. \u201cAs of Dec. 1, 2021, this mandate will also extend to all Team USA delegation members or hopefuls for future Games.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Much like the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, some spectators will be allowed to attend events, but only if they are from mainland China. The families of athletes will not be allowed to travel to China to watch their loved ones compete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IOC and IPC welcome the decision to allow for the sale of tickets to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a year and a half since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of sports is still not back to normal.\u00a0In an effort to allow the 2022 Winter Olympics to go on without a COVID-19-related hiccup, Beijing will be implementing strict rules for athletes and won\u2019t be allowing friends and family to attend.\u00a0Organizers of the Winter Games confirmed on Wednesday that athletes will be in a \u201cclosed loop,\u201d isolated from the rest of society.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAll participants of the Games and our Chinese staff and volunteers will implement the same policy,\u201d Beijing 2022 organizing committee official Zhang Jiandong said. \u201cThey will be strictly separated from the external society.\u201dAthletes that break protocol will face repercussions, such as expulsion from the Games.\u00a0\u201cThose who do not comply with the epidemic prevention regulations may face severe consequences such as warning, temporary or permanent cancellation of registration, temporary or permanent disqualification or expulsion from the competition, and other punishment,\u201d Zhang said.Testing will be required before athletes arrive in Beijing, and participants will also be subject to daily testing throughout their time in China.\u00a0\u201cWe want everyone at the Games to be safe, that\u2019s why we\u2019re asking all participants to follow these guidelines,\u201d IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi said in a statement.\u201cKeeping everyone healthy will ensure the focus remains on the very fundamentals of the Olympic and Paralympic Games \u2014 the athletes and the sport.\u201dAthletes and team officials must be fully vaccinated in order to avoid a 21-day quarantine.\u00a0Unlike at the Tokyo Games, the vaccine will be a requirement for members of the U.S. Olympic Team.\u00a0\u201cEffective Nov. 1, 2021, the U.S. Olympic &#038; Paralympic Committee will require all employees, athletes, contractors and others to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or obtain a medical or religious exemption prior to accessing USOPC facilities \u2013 including the U.S. Olympic &#038; Paralympic Training Centers \u2013 and all events or activities hosted by the USOPC\u2019s internally managed sports,\u201d Team USA said on their website. \u201cAs of Dec. 1, 2021, this mandate will also extend to all Team USA delegation members or hopefuls for future Games.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Much like the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, some spectators will be allowed to attend events, but only if they are from mainland China. The families of athletes will not be allowed to travel to China to watch their loved ones compete.\u00a0\u201cThe IOC and IPC welcome the decision to allow for the sale of tickets to spectators residing in China\u2019s mainland,\u201d the IOC said in September. \u201cThis will facilitate the growth of winter sports in China by giving those spectators a first-hand Olympic and Paralympic experience of elite winter sports, as well as bringing a favourable atmosphere to the venues. However, all parties feel for the athletes and the spectators from around the world, knowing that the restriction on spectators from outside mainland China had to be put in place in order to ensure the safe holding of the Games this winter.\u201dThe 2022 Winter Olympics will run from February 4 through February 20.Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. 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