In the midst of the chaos that the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed since 2020; the sports world continues to convulse and gove things to talk about. The different organizations and sporting events are still adapting to the new reality; however, the irregularities do not stop. The news of the moment is the participation of Novak Djokovic in the upcoming Australia Open.
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The preamble
Since measures and regulations began to be adopted to control the spread of COVID – and its variants – in sporting events; we have seen how players have adhered to them. But in many cases, the refusal to follow the recommendations has prevailed. Such is the case of the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic; who expressed the decision not to get the vaccine against the Coronavirus.
Given that the vaccine is a requirement for participation in sporting events – even to enter certain territories -everyone began speculating what would happen to the tennis player. The consequences were immediate; first, the entities confirmed that Djokovic would not participate in the upcoming Australian Open.
However, shortly after, there was speculation about the flexibility that the committee would do for the Serbian tennis player to participate; of course, this sparked hundreds of criticisms and called into question the integrity of the sporting entity. Finally, Tennis Australia confirmed that, “Djokovic applied for a medical exemption which they granted after a rigorous review process involving two independent panels of medical experts”; which seemed to put an end to it and confirm the participation of the tennis great.
Novak Djokovic deported
The bomb exploded for the Serbian this Wednesday, January 5, when he traveled to the oceanic country before the start of the tournament. Djokovic was held at Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport. The reason; he did not receive permission from the Australian authorities to enter the country and play the Australian Open. The health officer argues that the Serbian failed to provide the necessary tests that met the requirements for entry into Australian territory.
For this reason, as soon as he got off the plane, the Border Force agents escorted the Serbian to an isolated room where they interrogated him for several hours without access to his cell phone. Meanwhile, his team waited for everything to be resolved on the other side of the door, escorted by two officers.
Eventually, he was denied entry, his exemption revoked and he is awaiting deportation to Serbian territory. Despite the absence of Novak Djokovic, the tournament continues and we are sure that the odds will be more than attractive if you register with the best betting agent, BET-IBC, for Asian and European bookmakers.