Seven Nigerian Wrestlers To Miss World Championships Because of Ebola Travel Restrictions
The effects of the Ebola outbreak have reached into the world of sports.
According to Mashable, Nine athletes will not be able to attend the upcoming world wrestling championships because of travel restrictions intended to control the spread of the virus.
The annual World Wrestling Championships are scheduled for Sept. 8-14 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. FILA, the governing body of wrestling, said the Uzbekistan health ministry has recommended wrestlers from affected West African countries not be invited.
The ruling affects seven wrestlers from Nigeria and two from Sierra Leone, according to FILA.
The decision follows similar travel bans imposed by China and Russia ahead of the recent Youth Olympic Games and judo worlds.
FILA President Nenad Lalovic says "our sympathies go out to the affected wrestlers, coaches and fans."
Ebola is spread only by contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. The severity of the disease if contracted, however, is motivating action by authorities around the world.
According World Health Organization (WHO), it will take six to nine months to fully respond to the outbreak.
More than 1,500 people have died from the disease.
Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe via Zimbio
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| Amit Amit Kumar of India (blue) in action against Ebikweminomo Welson of Nigeria in the 57kg Freestyle Wrestling Gold medal match at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK. |
The annual World Wrestling Championships are scheduled for Sept. 8-14 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. FILA, the governing body of wrestling, said the Uzbekistan health ministry has recommended wrestlers from affected West African countries not be invited.
The ruling affects seven wrestlers from Nigeria and two from Sierra Leone, according to FILA.
The decision follows similar travel bans imposed by China and Russia ahead of the recent Youth Olympic Games and judo worlds.
FILA President Nenad Lalovic says "our sympathies go out to the affected wrestlers, coaches and fans."
Ebola is spread only by contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. The severity of the disease if contracted, however, is motivating action by authorities around the world.
According World Health Organization (WHO), it will take six to nine months to fully respond to the outbreak.
More than 1,500 people have died from the disease.
Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe via Zimbio
Seven Nigerian Wrestlers To Miss World Championships Because of Ebola Travel Restrictions
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Just like the stigma from Terrorism, 419 isn't enough. Before all we Nigerians in foreign countries had to worry about was not being tagged as a terrorist, or a fraudster. Now Ebola. May God deliver our dear country
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