USATF Junior Olympics reverts to prior testing requirements

USATF Junior Olympics reverts to anterior investigating requirements

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There was a agelong enactment Thursday day for radical to get tested up of the USA Track and Field competitions astatine the University of North Florida.

The testing, however, came to a halt aft athletes and parents waited successful enactment for hours successful the heat. Parents said they were told that the investigating halfway was closed, and they person to find different mode to amusement their children were antagonistic for the virus.

The USATF posted connected Twitter a statement, saying it was returning to its archetypal resting requirements. It reads successful part:

“Athletes and coaches already wearing a red, white, purple, oregon achromatic wristband volition NOT necessitate further testing. Athletes and coaches that person not been tested on-site volition present beryllium required to contiguous impervious of a antagonistic COVID-19 PCR trial oregon impervious of vaccination. They bash not request to trial on-site to walk done packet pick-up oregon to compete.”

Theresa Carter and her lad traveled from Delaware with the Delaware Elite Track Club. She said they waited successful enactment for astir 9 hours.

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“The parents were upset. This greeting they were yelling due to the fact that it was conscionable truthful hot,” Carter said.

Once she worked her mode up the line, Carter said the investigating came to an abrupt stop.

“It’s astir apt going to effect our performance, but we’re inactive going to spell each retired similar we’re expected to do,” an jock said.

News4Jax called and emailed USATF respective times for remark Thursday, but a effect had not been returned by the evening.

Thousands of athletes ranging successful property from 7 to 18 are registered for the event, which runs until Sunday.

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