Wrestling U.S. Olympic Trials Postponed

[RUMike]

Due to the ever-changing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and out of concern for the health and wellbeing of athletes, fans, staff and the community, USA Wrestling, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Bryce Jordan Center and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have collectively decided to postpone the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling, scheduled for April 4 – 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.

Organizers are working closely with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Updated event information will be shared as soon as possible. In the meantime, ticket holders are asked to hold on to their tickets until future event details can be finalized.

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/13/US-Olympic-Team-Trials-postponed

 

[RUTrack94]

Due to the ever-changing impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and out of concern for the health and wellbeing of athletes, fans, staff and the community, USA Wrestling, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, the Bryce Jordan Center and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have collectively decided to postpone the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling, scheduled for April 4 – 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.

Organizers are working closely with local officials and health experts in hopes of rescheduling the event at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Updated event information will be shared as soon as possible. In the meantime, ticket holders are asked to hold on to their tickets until future event details can be finalized.

https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/13/US-Olympic-Team-Trials-postponed

Too bad competitions couldn’t book out a hotel, limit to competitors and minimum number of people to run the tourney, stay 21 days quarantined in the room and hotel. Tested a few days before, then compete in a controlled environment perhaps in the biggest rooms used for weddings.

 

[Jersey Boys]

Of course it is...

This just flat out sucks.

 

[LETSGORU91]

Too bad competitions couldn’t book out a hotel, limit to competitors and minimum number of people to run the tourney, stay 21 days quarantined in the room and hotel. Tested a few days before, then compete in a controlled environment perhaps in the biggest rooms used for weddings.

For what reason? The Olympic games will be at risk for the same postponement/cancellation. Plus potential virus exposure from wrestlers to hotel staff and vice versa. This goes against what experts are advising against. Avoiding close contact and limiting exposure. And if you agree it is reasonable to have the competition under those requirements, should you also go to work agreeing that you will be holed up for 21 or so days under quarantine? I would love to see the competition, but that scenario is a pipe dream.

 

[wngarbarini]

Next the Olympics will be postponed or cancelled