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The press release from Swiss University Sports: no races from 11 to 21 December in Lucerne, the pandemic cancels the appointment definitively.
Monday 29 November 2021 4 minutes reading time
They had already been postponed for almost a year, with the pandemic that had advised Switzerland not to let them play in January 2021, but now the winter Universiade edition number 30 is definitively raising the white flag.
It seemed all done, but less than two weeks before the start of the event in Lucerne, scheduled from 11 to 21 December next in the Canton of Grisons, here is the cancellation announced by the organization of Swiss University Sports, due to restrictions anti Covid that pose problems that are too relevant to ensure that an international review can be held regularly.
33 blues entered the competitions of the various winter disciplines (even if Giulia Paventa, injured in recent days, would have given up on alpine skiing tests). "We are very sorry that we are not allowed to welcome athletes from all over the world who have intensively prepared for their competitions - said the president of the organizing committee, Guido Graf - The recently discovered variant of the Omikron virus has been classified as a reason of concern from the 'World Health Organization'.
To prevent or slow the spread of the new variant of the virus in Switzerland, the federal government has imposed entry restrictions for several countries and placed others on the quarantine list. Due to all this, the 2021 Winter Universiade cannot be staged. The measures have an impact on delegations attending the event, given that at present Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Israel and the Czech Republic are affected by the mandatory 10-day quarantine. And more countries are likely to be added. “We are incredibly sad not to be able to organize this great event and we would like to thank all those who have made and invested so much in recent years - added the president of Swiss University Sports, Mike Kurt - We are convinced that Lucerne will leave a legacy for a long time deadline for Swiss sport in 2021, despite cancellation ".
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