Gamers on the German nationwide volleyball staff refused to face China rivals a couple of days after a few of their opponents examined optimistic for COVID-19, costing the staff a forfeit loss on Thursday.
The lads's Volleyball Nations League recreation within the Philippines was cancelled “despite the fact that the Chinese language athletes had been cleared by native authorities after testing optimistic,” the Worldwide Volleyball Federation mentioned in a press release.
China was awarded a 3-0 victory in Quezon Metropolis.
The German volleyball federation mentioned 21 members of the Chinese language delegation had examined optimistic on Saturday. It requested follow-up PCR assessments on the Chinese language gamers earlier than agreeing to play however organizers deferred to native well being laws, the federation mentioned.
On Wednesday, China forfeited its recreation in opposition to France due to the virus instances.
China is scheduled to play Argentina on Friday as video games proceed within the Philippines by Sunday.
The Volleyball Nations League is a worldwide collection performed by 16 nations in June and July.
The German federation mentioned it was involved any optimistic assessments in its personal delegation might stop the staff from travelling to Japan for video games beginning July 5.