Ana Guevara: "There are 25 athletes stranded, half in the process of returning"

The head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), Ana Gabriela Guevara , indicated at a press conference that there are some Mexican athletes stranded abroad, as they were in different commitments when the Covid-19 contingency began .

Guevara mentioned that there are 14 Aztec athletes who are in different parts of the world and is looking for a way to return them to Mexico.

"As of today we have 25 athletes outside the country, of which half are already in the process of returning to Mexico, the rest are in complications to bring them back because unfortunately the airspace of many countries has been closed, they have been complicated A lot of things and the other is that in places where you have to make a stopover, flights are even more complicated, "said the Sonora.

In addition, the Olympic Medalist in Athens 2004 indicated that a protocol was established in the High Performance Center in case athletes when they reach national soil show symptoms.

"The High Performance Center has established protocols, all the athletes who arrive are checked and only those who enter the symptoms on duty at the National Institute of Epidemiology, but until today we have not had any that were needed bring, "said Guevara .

As it was revealed a few hours ago, the pentathlete Mariana Arceo tested positive for Covid-19, but Ana Gabriela Guevara indicates that her prognosis is favorable.

Last Sunday the modern Pentathlon team returned from Spain, of the entire team only one positive case was presented, it is being attended and the prognosis is favorable, by indications they asked that it stay in shelter, the rest of the team is complying with the process All of them were tested during quarantine, and until now they are all negative, "he said.