How does covid-19 affect Basque teams and athletes in 2022?

The new wave of positives for covid-19 derived from the new variants that have appeared are having a direct impact on the normal functioning of the different sports competitions, which see how matches are postponed and tests are delayed and canceled.

This is a chronology of the consequences that the coronavirus is producing throughout 2022 among Basque teams and athletes:

January 5

> Postponed on Breogán – Baskonia for the positive cases of the Vitoria team

The positive cases of coronavirus that affect the Bitci Baskonia staff have forced the postponement of the Endesa League duel that was scheduled this Sunday between the Breogán River and the Vitoria team.

This is the third consecutive game postponed for Baskonia after the visit of Hereda San Pablo Burgos to the Buesa Arena of Liga Endesa and the match in Israel against the Euroleague Maccabi Tel Aviv.

> Postponed the IDK Euskotren – Valencia on Sunday due to infections from the visitors

The match that Valencia Basket and IDK Euskotren were to play this Sunday on the Donostiarra team’s court, corresponding to the sixteenth day of the Women’s League, has been postponed due to the cases of covid-19 in the Valencian team.

> New positives detected in Bilbao Basket, but the clash against Andorra continues

Surne Bilbao Basket has detected three new positives within its first squad, two of them players, but, for now, that circumstance does not prevent the match between the Basque team and MoraBanc Andorra this Saturday in Miribilla ( 7.15pm).

“Three new positives have been detected in the covid tests carried out this week, two of them from players. Those affected are isolated and in good condition,” reported Bilbao Basket, which has not revealed the names of those affected.

> Athletic recovers covid positives to visit Mancha Real in the Copa

Athletic has recovered the casualties it had due to covid-19, four footballers and coach Marcelino García Toral, to visit the Atlético Mancha Real in the knockout stages of the Copa del Rey, as reported by the Bilbao club.

Thus, in addition to Marcelino on the bench, Athletic will be able to count on Thursday at the La Juventud field (20:00) with Oier Zarraga, Unai nuñez, Iñigo Lekue Y Raul garcia.