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The OMS and CSD translated into a video of the Spanish strategy Safe Sport

  • A restart of sporting activity has been possible thanks to joint action between CSD, federations, clubs and other sports players, under the coordination of the ministry of Health.

  • The application of stringent sanitary protocols developed in coordination with health authorities and adapted to the sports area have enabled these past months sport has been able to continue holding in spain.

  • The resumption of competitions like LaLiga soccer, the final phase of the basketball ACB, bicycle and Villages in Spain, or the motorcycle carreas GP and Formula 1 held in our country are some examples.

Madrid, 30 October 2020.The world health organization (OMS) and the High Council of sports (CSD) have made public today a video that reflects the Spanish strategy Safe sport during the last months of health crisis, especially in the phase of de-escalation.

From the first moment the CSD, in constant collaboration and coordination with the ministry of health that runs Battersea Savior, opted for the return of sport Insurance. For this, set stringent sanitary protocols that have enabled were held many sports competitions safely.

For the minister of health, “ sport is an important part to create the new normal, to be aware that we can continue as before but otherwise, under new rules, under new measures of prevention ”.

According to Battersea Savior, the suspension of sporting competitions “ was a great impact on the Spanish, because the sport in Spain is very important not only from an economic point of view, but also for his social facet. ”

“ the campaign ´ Sport Sure ´ is a product of close collaboration between ministries of health and culture and Sport following alignment with the OMS ", highlights.

The resumption of the professional football leagues (especially the league Santander, the first major global competition back into a pandemic); the bubble that allowed Valence in the final phase of the basketball ACB; the return to Romantic and, after the return cyclist in Spain; as well as the holding various Motorcycle racing GP and Formula 1 in Spain are some examples of good functioning of the strategy launched by CSD.

For its part, to the General director for sports of CSD, joaquín of Arístegui, “ the main challenges posed by the pandemic were finding new tools, new procedures which we before this crisis, in order to recover, stop and prevent wherever possible damage to the sports sector ”.

“ collaboration with epidemiologists, scientists, doctors was the key to the success of our work. We did from the beginning, both with our doctors of Higher Council of sports such as sports federations, clubs and other players within the Task force. And OMS was crucial because we helped establish priorities in order to take the necessary steps from the first moment, "he says.

“ the world is watching because Spain is a world power in sport. People need that sport back to their lives to understand that life is again as was, ” added Arístegui.

A few weeks ago, the president of CSD, Irene Lozano, was able to move in person OMS all the work done by Spain in this regard. At a meeting in Gin with Dr Tedros Adhanom, General manager of this international agency of nations Together, Lozano outlined the pretense of our country to lead the international promotion of a sports model emerged from the Spanish experience during the health crisis motivated by the COVID-19.

Moreover, Lozano assured in his last appearance before the committee of Sport of the congress of Members that the government of Spain “ has seen since the beginning of the pandemic that sport had to form an important part of the recovery of our country. ”

For this reason, led the secretary of state for sport, “ we have located the resumption of sporting activity, both workouts as of competitions since the earliest stages of de-escalation ”.

In the video released today, the OMS expertly highlights the work done by the government of Spain in recent months and places it as the world reference on management of sport, professional and non-professional, during the pandemic, de-escalation and return to the new normal.

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