FIH Junior Men바카라�s World Cup Hockey: Australia Withdraw Due To COVID In India

The junior men바카라�s World Cup is scheduled to be held in November-December this year. The venue is yet to be confirmed. Hockey Australia also announced that the Tokyo Olympics silver medallists and their Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand will also skip the third season of the Pro League, which starts next month.

바카라�Australia and New Zealand will not take part in Season 3 of the FIH Pro League (scheduled to start in October 2021) as a result of COVID related government travel restrictions and uncertainty in both nations,바카라� Hockey Australia said in a statement.

바카라�All participating countries and the FIH Pro League Council agreed it was untenable for international teams to travel to Australia and New Zealand, as well as for Australian and New Zealand teams to play overseas and return without having to quarantine,바카라� it added.

Australia and New Zealand have strict COVID-19 quarantine restrictions in place, making it difficult for them to hosts other teams. 바카라�Based on risk assessment and current Australian government health advice, Hockey Australia is not considering overseas hockey-related trips at this time,바카라� said Hockey Australia Acting CEO, Michael Johnston.

바카라�The decision on our absence from the FIH Pro League was a collective one agreed on by all nations based primarily on other countries바카라� difficulty or inability to travel into Australia and New Zealand. In Australia it is apparent the easing of international travel restrictions is still a way off and none of the competing countries wanted to enter the next Pro League season without a level of assuredness,바카라� he added.

Apart from the tournament in India and Pro League, Australia will also miss the junior women바카라�s World Cup in South Africa later this year and the Indoor World Cup in Belgium and the Masters Indoor World Cup in the USA in 2022.

Hockey Australia High Performance Pathways Manager Ian Rutledge, who has been overseeing preparation for Australia바카라�s participation at the junior men바카라�s and women바카라�s World Cups, said: 바카라�The past 18 months have been such a challenging period for these athletes who are currently in the window to compete at these World Cups and who are aspiring to become the next crop of Hockeyroos and Kookaburras.바카라�

바카라�Hockey Australia바카라�s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its athletes and staff and this decision reflects that.바카라�