Britain will not send the national team to the European Judo Championships, which should take place at Prague’s O2 Arena from 19 to 21 November. The reason for withdrawing from the championship is the coronavirus situation on the whole continent and especially in the Czech Republic.
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“After long and difficult negotiations, we have clearly decided with a very heavy heart that due to the high risk of a coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Czech Republic in particular, we are withdrawing the entire British delegation from the Senior European Championship,” the umbrella organization said in a statement. British Judo.
Britain will be in a nationwide closure from Thursday due to an increase in coronavirus cases. In the Czech Republic, a state of emergency will apply at least until November 20; the number of coronavirus deaths in the country exceeded 3,000, up by a thousand in the last week. The European Judo Championship could be exempted and, under strict hygiene measures, could take place similarly to the recent tennis tournament in Ostrava.
The Czechs are still preparing for the European Judo Championships, which should be in Prague in a month
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The Prague Judo Championship was originally scheduled to take place on May 1-3. Due to the first wave of coronavirus, it was first postponed to November 8-10 and then due to changes in the international calendar for another two weeks. Britain is the sixth most successful country in the history of the European Championships in terms of the number of medals won.
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