Coronavirus | SAI orders stricter COVID-19 protocols at its centers, all athletes to be tested weekly

The SAI, however, said the precautions and norms will be implemented keeping Olympic probable athletes in mind, so that their training does not suffer

With several COVID-19 cases reported in the country's top training facilities, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday ordered implementation of stricter protocols, including weekly testing of all athletes and support staff at its campuses across the nation. The SAI, however, said the precautions and norms will be implemented keeping Olympic probable athletes in mind, so that their training does not suffer. "Following the second wave of COVID-19 cases across India, the SAI has released a new set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curb its spread on SAI campuses and National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs)," the SAI said in a statement.