Govt approves 9 Covid 19 high risk sport codes

The Government through the Sports Recreation Commission has partially lifted the domestic football ban, granting permission for the resumption of nine Covid 19 high risk sports codes in the country following a series of engagements particularly from the football, rugby and cricket associations.

In a statement, SRC said the exempted sports codes were meant to fulfil critical international and domestic tournaments.

“The Sports Commission is pleased to inform the public that nine sports codes have been granted an exemption, to resume specific activities, in order to fulfil critical international and domestic tournaments,” the SRC said in a statement. “The relevant national sporting associations are being informed in writing by the SRC.

The Sports Commission further said players, and officials, taking part in all tournaments are subject to being tested, and urging them most of them to be vaccinated.

Sports codes exempted include the Chibuku Super Cup tournament, Zimbabwe Rugby Union, Zimbabwe National Bass Federation, National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe.

The statement reads:

1 (a) Zimbabwe Rugby Union officials travel to Kenya, Uganda and Ivory Coast to officiate matches from the 24th of June to 19th July.

 (b) Zimbabwe 15s Rugby (Sables) team to travel to (i) Portugal for international friendly matches on the 28th June to 3rd July 2021. (ii) Tunisia for Rugby Africa Cup qualifying tournament from the 8th July to 19th July.

 (c) Zimbabwe 15s Rugby (Sables women’s) team to travel to Uganda for international test matches against Uganda from the 14th to 18th of July 2021.

2. Zimbabwe Cricket (a) Bangladesh men’s cricket team tour of Zimbabwe to proceed, as originally scheduled, from the 7th to 27th July 2021. (b) Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team to play in a quadrangular cricket tournament in South Africa from 5th to 26th of July.
3. Zimbabwe Shooting Federation (a) Zimbabwe Shootists to travel and participate in the Africa Level IV Handgun Championships, which will take place at the Frontier Shooting Range, Stilfontein, South Africa from the 9th to 12th of July 2021.
4. National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (a) Zimbabwe men’s and women’s relay teams to participate in the International Relay tournament to be held in Lagos, Nigeria from 18 to 1 June 2021.
5. Zimbabwe Aquatic Union (a) The Bulawayo swimming team to travel and participate in the PEA Winter Gala Port Elizabeth, South Africa scheduled for 9 to 11 July.
6. Zimbabwe Golf Association “(a) Hellenic Academy Golf team to travel and participate in the Sun City Golf tournament in South Africa from 19 to 25 July.
7. Zimbabwe National Bass Federation (a) Host the 2021 Regional V Bass tournament from the 24th July to 30th July.
8. Zimbabwe Volleyball Association (a) Zimbabwe beach volleyball referees to officiate in the Confederation of African beach volleyball tournament from 19 to 28 June in Morocco.”