Lapses could endanger rights to hosting foreign teams
With authorities getting green signal to resume activities in a restricted scale and by maintaining proper health protocols following sport's ministry's clearance on Monday, the task for Bangladesh actually commences now.
As activities -- mostly with regards to training -- are slowly resuming for the very first time since the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in March, it'll be important for all sports activities federations and the sports ministry to keep a close vision on the proceedings.
The latest creation from cricket is that the Bangladesh Cricket Board is in debate over the national teams' upcoming tour to Sri Lanka in later September as the New Zealand Cricket in addition has confirmed hosting Tigers' in the near future. The BCB in addition has initiated a home camp for the unde-19 team.
With the cricketers having already started individual training after BCB offered facilities across the country, the board is likely to arrange group training keeping the Sri Lanka tour at heart.
Alternatively, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has conducted Covid-19 tests, where 19 out of 36 players and officials were found to be positive possibly after some of these had in the beginning tested negative several days prior to the next tests.
The differing results possess created some confusion and health and wellbeing threat, posing serious question marks over the proper commence to the camp.
Much just like cricket and football, the in-21 national hockey staff has also started fitness training from Monday following a gap of practically half a year. Sixteen hockey players had taken the Covid-19 test on Saturday where two tested confident. Those two will get at the Oxygen Force isolation center in cantonment as the rest are planned to get started on training at BAF Bangabandhu Basic in Dhaka.
With the sporting world already beginning to return to the brand new normal, the task for Bangladesh will be to preserve proper health process and remain disciplined over handling of players' basic safety and creating a safe environment.
The challenge isn't only in participating in several sports events all over the world, for Bangladesh the challenge may also be in hosting sports since several significant tournaments and series have been completely postponed in Bangladesh in sports such as for example cricket, football and hockey in the last four months or so.
Unfortunately, the widely-reported instances of artificial testing have previously created a poor image for Bangladesh all over the world. Hence it'll be of paramount importance for Bangladesh to ensure the authorities maintain community standard when it comes to tackling the problem from their end.
There is no scope for the country's sports to take this matter lightly as international eyes will be on Bangladesh. A good careless incident can possess an enormous consequence for the country's sports that will surely damage the image of Bangladesh sports worldwide.
