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China's preparation for Tokyo Olympics in order amid epidemic

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發布於 2020年02月20日12:47

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, talks with athletes while inspecting the General Administration of Sport of China in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese athletes have been gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Games, despite challenges posed by the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese athletes have been gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Games, despite challenges posed by the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

"Our teams are all focusing on their training and competitions," said a spokesman for China's General Administration of Sport on Thursday.

"We are confident of building a strong Chinese team at the Olympic Games as well as fighting against the novel coronavirus," he said.

File photo taken on Sept. 30, 2019 shows gold medalist Liu Hong (C), silver medalist Qieyang Shijie (L) and bronze medalist Yang Liujing celebrating winning women's 20km race walk during the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar where China grabbed three gold, three silver and three bronze medals for its best performance since the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

According to the spokesman, the General Administration of Sport has taken a series of measures to take good care of the athletes and at the same time ensure their normal training.

All national teams are now training under enclosed conditions. The apartments, training venues and dining halls are all sealed off to prevent virus infection.

Teams are allowed to travel abroad in advance or prolong their overseas training camps to make sure their participation in Olympic qualifiers not be affected by the epidemic.

National teams of table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, boxing and women's football are all training overseas and will take part in the qualification events directly without going back to China.

File photo taken on Oct. 1, 2019 shows Chinese women's volleyball team taking part in a mass pageantry celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China. The Chinese team produced a perfect run of 11 victories at the 13th FIVB Women's World Cup from September 14 to 29, winning the World Cup for the fifth time, also its 10th major international title, including the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cup. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

The Chinese Olympic Committee has also enhanced the communication with the international sports federations, the local governments hosting the events and the sports organizations, introducing epidemic control efforts on the teams and strengthening prevention work, the spokesman said.

Because of the coronavirus, the Chinese judo team had to withdraw from the Grand Slam in Paris as the French Embassy postponed its reopening time after the Spring Festival and couldn't give the judokas their visas.

"The epidemic did affect some teams' Olympic qualifiers, but it didn't have much effect on their Olympic berths," said the spokesman. "We are confident of achieving good results in Tokyo."  ■

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