Less than a week after pausing volunteer workouts due to an undisclosed number of positive tests for coronavirus, student athletes from Ohio state have resumed their training, the school announced Tuesday.
The decision to return was based on the advice of medical professionals, along with Monday’s test results of all student athletes currently participating in voluntary training. Seven sports – men’s and women’s basketball, field hockey, soccer, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball – began voluntary training last month, and test results on July 7 ended the training on July 8. .
“Our Buckeyes are excited to start a new school year and were disappointed last week when we had to temporarily suspend training,” Ohio State Athletics Director Gene Smith said in a prepared statement. “These young people come from across the country and the world to be part of our Ohio state family, and we do everything we can to create a safe and healthy environment for them to have the opportunity to study and compete. Our medical team will continue to evaluate , and we will share the decisions as we go. “
Smith said that athletes will be routinely evaluated in the future and that medical personnel will continue to evaluate training decisions to protect the health and safety of students. There is a strict set of protocols that require physical distancing, masks, hygiene and cleaning procedures.
The state of Ohio has not released specific information about the test results, citing concerns that it could “lead to the identification of specific individuals and compromise their medical privacy.”
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