The Federal Government said it has lifted its ban on non-contact outdoor
sports, as they continue to ease the on-going COVID – 19 restrictions.
The
announcement was made by the National Coordinator of the Presidential
Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu this during its briefing
yesterday in Abuja as sports classified as low risk were given the
green-light to resume. These sports include athletics, lawn tennis,
table tennis, golf, cricket, cycling, among others. Contact sports like
football, boxing, wrestling, Taekwondo, rugby, swimming and basketball
remain banned until further notice.
He said, “For recreational
parks/communal sports, restrictions are removed on outdoor communal
non-contact sports and the use of recreational parks for supervised
physical exercise, not for social interactions.
For recreational parks that are unable to enforce this, we expected them to remain closed.
“For
outdoor non-contact sports, this includes lawn tennis, table tennis,
squash, badminton, cycling, athletics, golf, polo, para-athletics,
cricket, and other non-contact outdoor communal activities, in the event
that people are not certain, please contact the Federal Ministry of
Youth and Sports for further guidance.”
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