The suspension of athletics has been lifted last week and therefore athletes were already able to return to both track and field competition as road races this past weekend.

In January, Athletics South Africa (ASA) had declared the suspension of activities after the government put the country on a 14-day extension of the national lockdown due to a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In reaction to the measures of the State President, several other sporting codes also suspended most of the activities in order to meet the government efforts halfway.

Last week ASA thanked all stakeholders in South African athletics for cooperating and adhering to the suspension.

“We can now report that the infection rates are significantly declining in the country and the recovery rate is improving. This has now enabled ASA to return to competition and resume our athletics calendar,” ASA said in a statement.

However, ASA emphasized that the return to play will obviously be held under the strict official protocols and as per the national regulations which dictate the adherence to the protocols of the health authorities.

Do you have more information about the story?

Please send us an email to editorial@rekord.co.za or phone us on 083 625 4114.

For free breaking and community news, visit Rekord’s websites: Rekord East

For more news and interesting articles, like Rekord on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Instagram