Ebola-affected region athletes involved in body contact disciplines banned from Youth Games

Saturday, August 16th 2014 - 08:28 UTC

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday it was prohibiting young athletes from the Ebola-affected region of West Africa from participating in certain events at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Read full article

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ChrisR
Given the fact this dreadful disease is primarily spread by the bodily fluids of an infected person reaching other people by direct contact then this is a wise decision.
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