‘Stepped’, agree, cancel the agreement ‘White Elephant Games’ fears COVID and is waiting to discuss SAT on March 17th.
As the 36th National Youth Games “White Elephant Games” of the Trat Province, the tournament was postponed to the second round for an indefinite period from April 18-28, 2021. Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus
Recently, Mr. Thanawat Rattanatham, Director of the Sports Authority of Thailand, Trat Province, announced that Dr. Kong Sak Yodmanee, Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has announced that there will be a date to discuss with the Trat Provincial Organizing Committee on March 17 to conclude that the organization of the 36th National Youth Games must be postponed. Or if he agrees that the competition cannot take place Can consider canceling the event, which has been postponed to the present from October 11-21, 2020 since last year
“If the tournament is postponed again this year, it has to find a way to organize the competition. A precautionary measure must be taken in accordance with the requirements of the Coronavirus Disease Situation Management Center 2019 (ADF), as the protective measures are identical to those of other sporting events and must be postponed to the next year. Some athletes may not be able to compete because the age category changes in a year. And the child’s weight class “
Thanawat said that there was a meeting of the head of the Trat Provincial Government Center regarding the organization of the National Youth Games by Mr. Phinyo Prakobphol, the governor of Trat Province. Ready to organize a competition And want a race to take place So that people travel to the province But secretly concerned about the spread of COVID-19 Because if there is a competition it will want to collect a lot. But if this competition is to be canceled by signing a letter of intent between Trat Province and SAT in case of war, civil unrest or serious illness in the country SAT is the sole authority to cancel the competition. As a Party Trat cannot be canceled.
“However, we have to wait for the close on March 17th to be postponed or to see if it is canceled. But when I talk about my point, I personally think that cancellation may be the best solution as it reduces the risk. Because if competition is taking place and another COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the country much more severely. Due to the organization of the National Youth Games Unlike other competitions This is an exhibition in Thailand. Each province has been visited, “Thanawat concluded.
In this regard, the 36th National Youth White Elephant Games were the first to be held on March 19-29, 2020 before the competition was postponed. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the first wave of the epidemic lasted October 11-21, 2020 and lasted again until the Trat meeting April 18-28, 2021. Take into account that the new coronavirus outbreak has not improved, therefore the competition was postponed. There is no such limit.
For the 36th National Youth Games “White Elephant Games” in the province of Trat, preliminary competitions are scheduled for 47 sports, which consist of 2 compulsory sports, 42 international sports and 1 nature conservation sport. And e-sports, in which 47 courses were organized this time around Trat Province and 3 courses in Rayong, Samut Prakan and Suphanburi provinces