Guinea has become the first country to withdraw all its athletes from this years Olympic Games over coronavirus concerns.
The country’s delegation was due to include five competitors – one each in athletics, judo and wrestling while two were set for the athletics programme
“Due to the rise in cases of Covid-19 variants the government out of concern for the health of the Guinean athletes, has regretfully decided to cancel their participation”, wrote the Minister of Sport, Sanoussy Bantama Sow, in a short statement.
Source: BBC
