Two Georgian Judo athletes were released from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for breaking COVID protocols, this was confirmed by the country’s Olympic Committee spokesperson. The two athletes left the Villa to go sightseeing, something that is prohibited in this edition, according to the regulations drawn up by the IOC for these Games that are played in a pandemic.
Although the principle had not provided data on the offenders, the spokesman for the organizing committee, Masanori Takaya, later reported that they were two male judokas. “No one should leave the Athletes’ Village for the purpose of sightseeing,” he said, adding that the expulsion was decided on Friday.
They are the judokas Lasha Shavdatuashvili and Vazha Margvelashvili, who obtained the silver medals in the categories of 73 and 66 kilos, respectively, in previous days of competition and were still staying at the Villa, according to the local agency Kyodo.
Both athletes left the Villa last Tuesday night, after having finished their competitions the day before, and traveled to other areas of the Japanese capital, including the Tokyo Tower, a popular tourist destination, according to the media. Japanese.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and all other Olympic credential holders must strictly follow the rules of the COVID-19 playbook.
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