Amidst Coronavirus : Commonwealth Countries Resolve To Work Together

Ministers of Sports of the Commonwealth of Nations have taken firm decision to work together to protect sports from the corona- virus pandemic. The decision was taken on Friday July 24, 2020 during a videoconference of Sports Ministers of the Commonwealth. Cameroon’s Sports and Physical Education, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi represented the country in that videoconference. The Minister participated from the conference room of the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education. Minister Mouelle Kombi presented the steps taken by government in the fight against the pandemic. Mouelle Kombi said the government of Cameroon is making preparations in order to stay in the path to national development. These will be based on the strategic and operational level such as disinfecting infrastructure that can host competitions for future sporting events in Cameroon notably CHAN 2021 and AFCON 2022. The forum aimed at discussing the major toll the Coronavirus has had on Commonwealth sporting activities like the postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Commonwealth Sport Ministers used the platform to propose best strategies to combat the Coronavirus that has disrupted sports activities in the world. The exchanges were coordinated by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Right Honourable Patricia Scotland. The chairperson of the high profile meeting was Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage. The Commonwealth Sports ...