COVID-19: See the 20 sporting disciplines allowed to train in Ghana
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has published a list of 20 individual non-contact sporting disciplines which have been cleared to allowed to train following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions last Sunday.
According to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the list comprised of individual and non-contact Olympic sporting activities can resume training activities with immediate effect.
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The Minister explained that by definition, "non-contact sports are those where participants should have no possible means of touching. In view of the nature of the COVD-19 pandemic, team sports do not qualify for exemption because of non-adherence to physical distancing".
See the entire list below;
Team events not permitted
The Minister also stressed that team events in the 20 approved sports disciplines are still banned.
He explained: "No team events like relays in athletics and doubles in badminton, table tennis and tennis are permitted. Only trainings are allowed in the above-stated sports disciplines. No caddies (bag carriers) are permitted to accompany (carry bags for) golfers during training.
"The easing of restrictions and the guidelines are all measures to allow athletes develop the necessary “match fitness” they need to position themselves in readiness for competitions at the earliest opportunity when it is safe to do so. There is still a restriction to mass gathering. Therefore, there will be no events or competitions until further notice".
Events not allowed to train
The following 16 sports disciplines are still under restrictions:
Background
Ghana had imposed a three-week lockdown on three major cities (Greater Accra, Kasoa and Greater Kumasi) identified as coronavirus hotspots in March. The lockdown affected public gatherings including sports activities.
The president lifted the lockdown on April 20 but extended the ban on public gatherings that include Ghanian elaborate funerals, church services and schools.
On May 31, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 10th update on the easing of restrictions, announced that individual non-contact sports can go ahead with the appropriate social distancing and hygiene protocols.
