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Minister Bala Urges Sports Participants To Take Heed Of Covid19 Protocols While Playing

23/09/2020

Dakai Youth Sports TournamentWhile Fijians are given the clear to participate in sports activity, they should take heed of COVID-19 safety protocols put in place by the Ministry of Health. 
This was highlighted by the Minister for Youth and Sports Hon.Parveen Bala while officiating at the Fiji Women Crisis Center Sponsored Dakai Youth Sports Tournament in Rakiraki recently.
“It is very important to note that we are living in a new normal time with a lot of adjustments to the way we live and carry our normal duties,” Minister Bala said.
He urged that while participating in sports tournament, Fijians must remember that it is our individual duty to make sure these protocols are strictly followed with the Fiji Care App being downloaded and switched on at all times.

He added that sports and recreational activity should become a way of life. Dakai Youth Sports Tournament
“From our rural communities to our cities, in our schools and parks and on our beaches, sports brings us together –– whether as players or spectators –– in a deep national unity,” he said. The Dakai Youth Tournament saw participation from a 40 men’s rugby team, 30 women’s netball team, 42 men and women volleyball team representing their community and clubs.“It is through these tournaments that Talent is identified and further nurtured to its correct Athlete Pathway that later converts to Sporting Excellence,” he added.