The Puerto Rican Table Tennis Federation (FPTM) today decided to withdraw from the pre-Olympic race held in Rosario, Argentina, Olympic racquets Adriana Díaz and Brian Afanador, after athletes tested positive for Covid-19 during a monitoring PCR test.
The tenimesista utuadeño hit his ticket to Tokyo with a decisive set
The decision of the country’s table tennis governing body was made after it was told that two athletes, a coach and a member of the organization tested positive for the coronavirus two days ago.
People are isolated and during the interview process tracing of contacts and disinfecting the facilities has started.
The tenimesista utuadeña Melanie Díaz qualified for her first Olympic Games.
The president of the federation, Iván Santos, made the decision together with the coach Bladimir Díaz, who is in constant communication in Argentina.
“The organization did not comply with the established protocol. The best way to protect our athletes is to retire them. Their health is above all else. We cannot expose the best players in Latin America to compete in unsafe conditions, ”said Santos.
It will be the first time that the tenimist star misses her father and coach
The Puerto Ricans were scheduled to come into action at 1:00 p.m. today with to be determined rivals.
Puerto Rico has three athletes who are qualified for the individual event of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo: Adriana and Melanie Díaz and Brian Afanador.