Bulan Maret 31, 2020 - Dengan dukungan penuh dari USA Wrestling COVID-19 Advisory Committee, USA Wrestling telah menangguhkan semua acara dan acara nasional yang disetujui hingga Mei 10.
Ini merupakan perpanjangan dari penangguhan kegiatan yang sebelumnya diumumkan pada bulan Maret 16, yang menghentikan peristiwa sanksi hingga April 6 dan menunda atau membatalkan acara nasional hingga April 20.
Untuk Gulat USA, Prioritas nomor satu kami adalah selalu keselamatan para atlet kami dan keluarga mereka, semua anggota kami, staf nasional kami dan seluruh AS. komunitas gulat.
Keputusan ini menyelaraskan USA Wrestling dengan AS. Panduan Pusat Pengendalian Penyakit mulai Maret 16 bahwa tidak ada pertemuan 50 atau lebih banyak orang terjadi selama delapan minggu berikutnya.
Komite Penasihat COVID-19 Gulat AS terdiri dari Dr.. Tom Price, seorang dokter yang sudah melewati AS. Sekretaris Kesehatan dan Layanan Kemanusiaan dan mantan anggota Kongres; Dr. Bernard Feldman, Anggota Komisi Medis UWW dan dokter gulat Hall of Fame; dan John Bardis, melewati AS. Asisten Sekretaris Kesehatan dan Layanan Kemanusiaan, dan pemimpin gulat USA yang telah lama memiliki karir yang sukses di industri medis.
Juga termasuk dalam panggilan Komite Penasihat COVID-19 adalah Presiden Gulat AS Bruce Baumgartner, Direktur Eksekutif Rich Bender dan semua direktur staf USA Wrestling, sehingga mereka dapat berkomunikasi langsung dengan kelompok konstituennya.
Selain tujuh acara Nasional dan Regional Gulat AS yang ditunda pada bulan Maret dan April, tiga acara tambahan telah ditunda:
o Northeast Regional Championships, Manalapan, N.J. – May 1-3, 2020
o USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships, Irving, Texas – May 8-10, 2020
o U.S. Beach and Belt National Championships, Carolina Beach, N.C.– May 8-9, 2020
There are many things that USA Wrestling members can do in the short term. USA Wrestling has launched TheMat.tv, an expanded video portal, as well as a COVID-19 section on its website TheMat.com with other resources. Many state associations and clubs are having online practices. Many of USA Wrestling’s partner organizations are also providing programs and materials. In-home training, cross training and running are also great ideas as allowed by local government and health authorities.
USA Wrestling is monitoring this situation daily. Please understand that this situation is fluid, and there may be further changes to this and other USA Wrestling policies based on national and local government regulations and advice from medical experts, including the Center for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization, and USA Wrestling’s COVID-19 Advisory Committee. Selain itu, USA Wrestling advises all of its members to refer to their state and local health agencies for guidance about the COVID-19 situation in their area.
USA Wrestling has been, and will continue to meet regularly with state leaders, National Team athletes and others to inform and support them, as well as receive their input.
USA Wrestling has pledged to increase its direct communication with its members moving forward, including opportunities to receive information directly from members of the COVID-19 Advisory Committee.
USA Wrestling is updating a page on its website solely devoted to COVID-19 athttps://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/March/14/COVID-19-Special-Section. This page includes links to resources for the wrestling community, as well as lists of statements, press releases and articles that will update and educate all members about the COVID-19 pandemic.