Olympics: Athletes warned against hand-shakes
The BOA has drawn up a list of health advice for its 550-strong team of athletes and 450 support staff for the Games.
LONDON:
Britain’s athletes have been told of the dangers of shaking hands at this year’s Olympics in case they pick up a bug that could wreck their prospects. The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) chief medical officer said that, ‘within reason’, shaking hands should be off-limits given the fact that all athletes will live and eat in close proximity at the Games village. The BOA has drawn up a list of health advice for its 550-strong team of athletes and 450 support staff for the Games, with illness identified as the greatest threat to performance along with injury.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2012.
Britain’s athletes have been told of the dangers of shaking hands at this year’s Olympics in case they pick up a bug that could wreck their prospects. The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) chief medical officer said that, ‘within reason’, shaking hands should be off-limits given the fact that all athletes will live and eat in close proximity at the Games village. The BOA has drawn up a list of health advice for its 550-strong team of athletes and 450 support staff for the Games, with illness identified as the greatest threat to performance along with injury.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2012.