ASA DECIDES THAT LIVES OF ATHLETES TOO VALUABLE TO RISK
Athletics South Africa has written to the Minister of Sport, Nathi Mthethwa, informing him that the athletics body has opted to priotise lives during the current period of the Corona Virus pandemic.
This follows carefull consideration by the ASA Board who noted that the COVID-19 virus infection rate is rapidly rising in South Africa, making the risk to our athletes and other role-players getting infected and facing the grave consequences of death, very real.