Cycling, tennis and motorsports are some of the sports that will resume from this Monday, June 08, 2020 in the context of the coronavirus. The Minister of Sport, Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju, has just signed a document on the subject.
The Ministry of Sport, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has just authorised the resumption of certain sports activities. Jogging, athletics, individual outdoor physical exercise, hiking, golf, fencing, badminton, cycling, tennis, motor sports are authorized from Monday, June 8, 2020.
Albert Kwitonda, cycling is his passion. He says he never stopped riding his bike because of the coronavirus. “Last Sunday I was in Shyorongi with my friend Alphonse, nobody stopped us,” says Albert.
The Council of Ministers of April 30 had authorized individual sports activities off his property without allowing the use of the sports facilities.
With the new instructions from the Ministry of Sports, certain facilities will have to be used during sports activities. The Amahoro stadium (surrounding area) has been made available to the population wishing to practice the authorized sports.
“When using the outdoor sports facilities, each individual is required to have his/her own equipment,” said Sports Minister Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju.
“The daily cleaning and sanitation of the training facilities must be done with recommended detergents,” Minister Munyangaju added through her document for the resumption of sports activities. “People with symptoms such as flu, cough, cold, fever, headache and sneezing are not allowed to play sports in public,” Munyangaju said, “It is better to consult the health services,” she advised.
Gerard Rugambwa
