2021 Mount Cameroon Race Of Hope : Adapting To Covid-19

The 2021 Mount Cameroon Race of Hope just like other sporting competitions taking place within the complicated health context of the Covid-19 pandemic has put in place key mechanisms to prevent the spread of the virus.
One of such mechanisms as indicated by the Secretary General (SG) of the Cameroon Athletics Federation, Charles Kouoh Kotte is the fact that departures for the different categories will be separate in other to respect the social distancing barrier measure. The SG further indicated they will be strictly respecting other health protocols prescribed by the International Athletics Federation. Some of them include Covid-19 test for all athletes, wearing of facemask for the participants, personalisation and sterilisation of materials amongst others.
Though it seems a complex scenario for a race which will welcome over 500 athletes within and without Cameroon, as well as other participants including coaches, technical staff and spectators, the SG is optimistic that it will hold in earnest. He is perhaps relying on the fact that these barrier measures were successfully implemented during the Chantal Biya Interna...