Our Premier, Doug Ford, announced details of "Stage 1" of Ontario's opening, which will start Tuesday, May 19th. The list of businesses that can open includes some amateur sports, including gymnastics:
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Details are here:
List of Ontario Businesses that can open in Stage 1
No idea if our gym will be opening anytime soon, but given this guidance from the government, they should be able to if they want. Obviously, social distancing and hygiene rules will certainly apply. No change rooms, no spectators. Hopefully they can open it up to team athletes, and help stave off financial ruin.
Professional and amateur sport activity for individual/single competitors, including training and competition conducted by a recognized Provincial Sport Organization, National Sport Organization, or recognized national Provincial training centres (e.g., Canadian Sport Institute Ontario) with return to play protocols in place and no spectators, except for an accompanying guardian for a person under the age of 18 years.
This includes indoor and outdoor non-team sport competitions that can be played under physical distancing measures. This includes:
• Water sports on lakes and outdoor bodies of water
• Racquet sports such as tennis, ping pong, badminton
• Animal-related sports such as dog racing, agility, horse racing
• Other sports such as: track and field, car and motorcycle racing, figure skating, fencing, rock climbing, gymnastics, etc.
(emphasis added)
Details are here:
List of Ontario Businesses that can open in Stage 1
No idea if our gym will be opening anytime soon, but given this guidance from the government, they should be able to if they want. Obviously, social distancing and hygiene rules will certainly apply. No change rooms, no spectators. Hopefully they can open it up to team athletes, and help stave off financial ruin.