MANILA, Philippines — National athletes and coaches who are not inoculated against COVID-19 will be denied participation in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi set from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, Vietnamese organizers declared Tuesday.
According to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino, the Vietnam SEA Games Organizing Committee announced a “no vaccine, no participation” policy during an online SEA Games Federation meeting on Tuesday.
“Their policy is for the good of everyone,” said Tolentino.
“Most of the athletes from our Southeast Asian counterparts are already vaccinated and we’re the only country that is left behind,” he added. “But we already wrot…
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