Diving-FINA to review Olympic qualification event in Tokyo over COVID-19 concerns


  • Swimming
  • Saturday, 03 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: The logos of Seiko are seen at a swimming platform at Tokyo Aquatics Centre, which will host artistic swimming, diving, and swimming events at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, after the grand opening ceremony in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - The international swimming federation (FINA) said on Friday it was reviewing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics diving qualification event scheduled for later this month in Tokyo after reports said it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The BBC, citing a letter it had accessed from FINA to national federations, said that the event was cancelled because the organisers' planned COVID-19 precautions "will not properly ensure" the safety of athletes.

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