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Abasubathi baphoqeleke ukuthi bagqoke izifonyo ngemuva kokuhlolwa kwabaningi batholakala benegciwane le-Covid emidlalweni yama-Olympics.
Eminyakeni emithathu kuqhubeke imidlalo yase-Tokyo eyaphazamiseka kakhulu, leli gciwane seliphinde laba nomthelela omubi emcimbini wama-Olympic alo nyaka aqhubeka e-Paris.
Phakathi nobhubhane lomhlaba wonke, umcintiswano wango-2021 wasingathwa ngezinyathelo eziqinile zokuphepha futhi abekho abalandeli ababekhona. Nokho kulokhu, asikho isidingo sokuthi abasubathi bahoxe kule Midlalo ngenxa ye-Covid.
Lesi sinqumo sisho ukuthi izizwe zingasebenzisa izinqubomgomo zazo kubasebenzi abasubathi bazo; njengoba ithimba laseMelika kanye ne-Great Britain seliphawulile ngokuthi ezinye zalezo izindlela zokuphepha iziphi.
Ababhukudi beqembu laseMelika uDavid Johnston noLuke Whitlock batholakale benegciwane, kanti i-Swimswam ibike ukuthi basusiwe e-Olympic Village bayiswa ehhotela.
“Asiyidaluli imininingwane yezempilo yabasubathi esidlangalaleni. Asinazo izinsiza zokuhlolwa endaweni. Sikhuthaza abasubathi bethu ukuthi benze noma yini ebenza bakhululeke, basebenzisane nodokotela beqembu,” kusho okhulumela iThimba laseMelika, kubika i-The Guardian.
Umbhukudi wase-Britain uJacob Whittle uphawule ngokuthi ukugqoka isifonyo sekuphinde kwavama kanjani.
“Siqinisa kakhulu izinyathelo zokuphepha njengokuhlanza izandla, nokugqoka isifonyo yonke indawo esikuyo. Uma kubhukudwa noma senza okufana nalokhu [ukukhuluma nabezindaba], yilapho kuphela esingeke sisigqoke isifonyo,” etshela i-The Guardian.
“Kuwukuqapha okukhulu uma udla noma uhamba ngamabhasi nasezindaweni zomphakathi. Ukuqaphela nje ukuthi ungalitholi igciwane kodwa futhi uma unalo ukuqaphela ukuthi awutheleli omunye umuntu, ngakho-ke kuwukuqaphela nje. ”
Esithombeni ngenhla: Abasubathi bebegqoke izifonyo Emidlalweni yase-Paris.
Umthombo: @luckytran