– There is high pressure here. We do not know if it is internal or external. We do not know where the infection comes from, says communications adviser in the Norwegian Athletics Association, Morten Olsen, to news. He is in place in Berkeley, California, where the Norwegian athletes are making the final preparations before the World Cup starts in Eugene on Saturday. On Sunday, the fourth case of infection came to the support system since Friday. However, no practitioners have so far tested positive, but Olsen has no good explanation for why only the support system is affected. – I would think it is due to coincidences. We have the same regime with practitioners and leaders. It could be something random. It’s like playing the lottery to say why. We do not have a good answer to that. We are glad that there are no athletes who are infected, he says. Norway’s squad for the WC in athletics 2022 Women: Elisabeth Slettum, IL Skjalg – 200 meters and 4×400 meters relay.Hedda Hynne, IK Tjalve – 800 meters.Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, IK Tjalve – 5000 meters.Amalie Iuel, IK Tjalve – 400 meters hurdles and 4×400 meter relay.Beatrice Nedberge Llano, Laksevåg TIL – Slegge.Linn Oppegaard, Moss IL – 4×400 meter relay.Astri Ayo Lakeri Ertzgaard, IK Tjalve – 4×400 meter relay. Men: Ferdinand Kvan Edman, IK Tjalve – 1500 meters. Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Sandnes IL – 1500 meters and 5000 meters. Narve Gilje Nordås, Sandnes IL – 5000 meters. Karsten Warholm, Dimna IL – 400 meters hurdles. Jacob Boutera, Ullensaker / Kisa IL – 3000 meter hurdles.Tom Erling Kårbø, Stord IL – 3000 meter hurdles.Sondre Guttormsen, SK Vidar – Stav.Simen Guttormsen, SK Vidar – Stav.Pål Haugen Lillefosse, Fana IL – Stav.Marcus Thomsen, IL Norna-Salhus – Kule.Eivind Henriksen, IK Tjalve – Slegge.Thomas Mardal, Gloppen Friidrettslag – Slegge.Sander Aae Skotheim, IK Tjalve – 10-match. – Takes action He says that they have taken action to avoid more cases of infection. – It is a serious situation, which we try to handle to the best of our ability. It is not a situation we would have liked, but at the same time the world has become such that we do not get rid of this pandemic as easily as we thought for a while, Olsen says. MEASURES: The association implements necessary measures, says doctor Ove Talsnes. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB – We have implemented necessary measures to reduce the possibility of further spread of infection in the squad, says the association’s doctor Ove Talsnes in a press release. Olsen says that the four who have tested positive have different disease courses, but that no one is seriously ill. The association is continuously assessing whether it will still be possible to bring some of them to the championship. – It works so that you have to submit a negative test to get accreditation. People can get well again, he says. – Not naive The Norwegian troop traveled with twelve people in the support apparatus. This means that a third have now tested positive. – Four out is four minus, but we have worked to replace those roles as well as possible, so we take care of the athletes’ needs as much as possible. We manage to solve it within the framework we have with staffing. – What do you do if there are more cases? – We have discussed scenarios that may arise, we are not naive. But once again, we feel we have to make it. In a way, a manager can work from a hotel room, but with a coach, it’s worse. Not necessarily so that all those who are infected can do nothing. – Can it be relevant to send over replacements? – As of now, we have not planned to make major moves. The Eugene World Cup starts next Friday, July 15th and lasts until July 24th. You follow the championship on news’s platforms.
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