THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q SATURDAY Q JUNE 19, 2021 11 Rohit Sharma's approach Milkha Singh develops fever; oxygen level dips for the WTC final NEW DELHI, JUNE 18: Sunday. NEW DELHI, JUNE nior opener, who has scored Legendary Indian sprinter Kaur was a former national 18: Rohit Sharma believes 1000 plus runs in the World Milkha Singh has developed women's volleyball team cap- that keeping things 'simple Test Championship cycle as a fever and his oxygen satura- tain. and realistic' against a qual- an opener. tion level has also dropped as Milkha was admitted to ity side like New Zealand A white ball superstar, he battles to regain his health, PGIMER on June 3 after his should be the way to go for Rohit loves the traditional after a bout with COVID-19, oxygen levels dipped at home the Indian team in the format for the challenges in the Intensive Care Unit of following treatment at the Word Test Championship that it poses for sustained the PGIMER hospital in Fortis hospital in Mohali for a final, the opening day of periods of play. Chandigarh on Friday. week. which has already been af- "You are challenged for "He suddenly developed a The legendary athlete is a fected by a heavy down- five days and which I think fever Thursday night and his four-time Asian Games gold pour. doesn't happen anywhere. oxygen saturation levels medallist and 1958 Common- Rohit, who will be open- Everyday brings a different dipped. A team of doctors is wealth Games champion but ing for the first time in Eng- challenge, a longer game monitoring him," PGIMER his greatest performance re- land, is also confident of that needs patience, you sources said on Friday. mains the fourth-place finish tackling the New Zealand play in different conditions Milkha had been 'stable' be- in the 400m final of the 1960 attack, having faced it and it's not the easiest," he fore this. Rome Olympics. enough in the shorter for- said. "It's been a slightly rough He also represented India mats. "You have to be mentally day for Milkha Ji. But he is He had contracted COVID- who had also been infected by in the 1956 and 1964 "I have played those guys in, whether we are batting "All that will count and fresh for five days to make battling away," read a state- 19 last month and his 85- the virus, passed away at a pri- Olympics and was bestowed and know about their first or second," Rohit told it's important not to over- good decisions on the field. ment from his family. year-old wife Nirmal Kaur, vate hospital in Mohali on the Padma Shri in 1959. strengths and weaknesses. broadcasters Star Sports. think. Against a quality Physically you need to be fit It will all boil down to what The marquee game's side, it is also very impor- to accept and overcome the conditions are, what opening session was rained tant to keep things simple, those challenges," he Will local spectators be banned sort of situation the team is out on Friday. and realistic," said the se- added. Euro 2020: Busquets tests from Tokyo Olympics? NEW DELHI, JUNE dents, the experts said. 18:Japanese medical ex- Omi, a former World perts warned on Friday that Health Organisation offi- negative, rejoins Spain squad holding the Olympics dur- cial, has become increas- ing the COVID-19 pan- ingly outspoken about the NEW DELHI, JUNE "However ...MLSZ stands demic could increase infec- risks from the event. He 18: Spain captain Sergio ready to host any high-level Busquets has recovered football event." tions and said banning told parliament this month from COVID-19 and is to re- UEFA said discussions spectators was the least it is "not normal" to hold the join the squad immediately, with authorities in London risky option, setting the Games during a pandemic. the team said on Friday, in a centred on allowing fans of stage for a possible face-off Other Japanese health boost to their Euro 2020 participating teams to at- with organisers. experts and medical organ- campaign after making a tend matches "using a strict The experts, led by top isation have been much lacklustre start. testing and bubble concept health adviser Shigeru Omi, more vocal, calling for the that would mean their stay issued their warning in a re- Games to be cancelled out- Busquets tested positive "There is a risk the move- Suga's government decided in the UK would be less port released after Tokyo right. on June 6 while preparing ment of people and oppor- on Thursday to end emer- for the tournament at than 24 hours and their 2020's organising commit- The public remains wor- movements would be re- tee chief told the Sankei tunities to interact during gency coronavirus curbs in ried. Some 41% of people Spain's training camp in the Olympics will spread in- nine prefectures including Madrid and was sent back stricted to approved trans- newspaper she wanted to want the Games cancelled, Sweden in their first game The Times newspaper re- port and venues only." allow up to 10,000 specta- fections and strain the med- Tokyo while keeping some according to a Jiji news poll home to Barcelona into ical system." "quasi-emergency" restric- quarantine, although he was in Group E. ported on Friday that Bu- UEFA said it understood tors into stadiums for the released on Friday. If the UEFA has contingency dapest was the alternative the pressures the UK gov- Games, which begin on July They said that holding the tions. Games go ahead, 64% of the able to continue training on Games without spectators is While Omi said no spec- an individual basis as he was plan for London-scheduled venue being considered if ernment faced. It hoped 23. public want them without Euro 2020 final Wembley was not able to discussions would reach a Japan is pushing ahead the "least risky" option and tators is the most desirable spectators, the poll found. asymptomatic. desirable. option, his experts have The midfielder will return UEFA has a contingency accept travelling support- "satisfactory conclusion" with the multi-billion-dol- One of the signatories of plan to replace Wembley as ers. The final decision will be floated the possibility that to the team's camp after re- and was delighted that ca- lar Games, postponed last Omi's recommendations, host stadium of the Euro While it would be a major taken at a meeting as early events could have up to turning a negative test and pacity at Wembley was year as the coronavirus was Kyoto University professor 2020 final unless Britain surprise if UEFA took the as Monday between organis- 10,000 fans, but only in ar- will fly with the rest of the scheduled to go up to at spreading around the Hiroshi Nishiura, said he agrees to exempt travelling unprecedented step of ers, including Tokyo 2020 eas where the "quasi-emer- squad to Seville ahead of least 50% for the knock-out world, despite opposition believed cancelling the foreign fans from 10-day moving a major final at round matches. and the International gency" measures, such as Saturday's game against from the public, worried Games would be best, but quarantine rules, the Euro- such a late stage, Budapest Under current regula- Olympic Committee, and shorter restaurant hours, Poland, the team said in a about another surge in in- the decision is for the gov- pean soccer governing body is hosting its four Euro tions in England, fans trav- representatives from the have been lifted. statement on their official fections. ernment and organisers. said on Friday. 2020 games with full stadi- elling from countries on the national and Tokyo govern- Tokyo is scheduled to be website. Organisers have banned "If the epidemic situation Tournament organisers ums, having sold tickets to government's amber list ments. under such restrictions until Busquets, 32, is the only spectators from overseas worsened, no spectators have been in negotiations Hungarian fans who have must quarantine for 10 Tokyo 2020 head Seiko July 11. The current state of surviving member of but have yet to decide on do- and cancelling the Games in with the UK government been vaccinated or visiting days on arrival, making it Spain's 2010 World Cup mestic ones. Hashimoto told the Sankei emergency, the third since the middle (of the event) since it postponed plans to fans with proof of negative difficult for them to fly in winning side still in the Cancellation of the Games newspaper in an interview April last year, expires on should be debated," he said. end COVID-19 restrictions COVID-19 tests. for games. squad and was named skip- - originally intended to published on Thursday she June 20. Japan has not experi- on June 21. The Hungarian capital Outside of the three per after Sergio Ramos was showcase Japan's recovery wanted the Games to be The lifting of previous enced the explosive The London stadium is also offered itself as an British teams -- England, left out of the squad due to from a devastating earth- with spectators, and would emergencies has been fol- COVID-19 outbreaks seen scheduled to host the final emergency venue for a Scotland and Wales - all injury. head into the meeting with lowed by increased infec- of the competition, which is number of Champions other competing countries quake and nuclear crisis a elsewhere but a recent surge The Barcelona player, that in mind. tions and strains on hospi- taking place in 12 cities League matches last season are on the amber list, ex- decade ago - would be costly and an initially slow vacci- however, is unlikely to face The advice from Omi tals.