23 August 2020

Megos critical towards Briancon (World Cup)

Alex Megos, #5 in the Briancon World Cup, has published a rather critical reports on Insta in regards the Briancon World Cup. The German questions the regulations for the athletes in comparison to have 5 000 people standing side by side. "Does it make sense to let the athletes warm up side by side without masks in the isolation area but then make them wear masks as soon as they enter an area where the public can see them?" Furthermore, he does not think it is fair to call it a World Cup when almost only Europeans could attend.

All in all this comp was not as fun as I was hoping it would be. If future comps look like this I'm not sure I want to continue.

It should be mentioned that the former athlete represent Jorg Verhoeven has also published a critical post on Facebook. "It seems like this is a desperate IFSC measure to satisfy sponsor contracts, and a risk to many not worth taking."
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