Articles by Tomas Rodriguez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Announces Easing Of COVID-19 Measures

The different phases are broken into fifteen-day timeframes as that reflects the average incubation period for COVID-19.

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Spanish Sports Association Proposes Post-Coronavirus Reconstruction Plan

The Spanish Sports Association has proposed a plan through which the nation’s sports world could begin returning to normalcy.

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Odyssey Comes To An End For Ecuadorian Swimmers As They Return Home

The group included reigning Pan-American marathon swimming champion Esteban Enderica, along with teammates David Farinango and David Castro.

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Japanese Virology Expert Questions Whether Games Can Be Held In 2021

Japanese virology expert Kentaro Iwata has warned that, in the event of a new COVID-19 outbreak, hosting the event in the summer of 2021 might not be doable.

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Spain’s RFEN Launches 100th Anniversary Song; Funds Raised For COVID-19

Mixed with traditional Flamenco and Urban Latino sounds, the lyrics discuss the topics of effort, union, pride, emotion, or reward.

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Spain’s Health Ministry To Decide Athletes’ Training Return Date

Spain’s Sports Council will rely on the decision reached by the nation’s Health Ministry in terms of when athletes will be allowed to return to practice.

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Spanish Sports Council President Lozano Addresses Current Situation In Spain

“Our nation will need the world of sport in order to be rebuilt, and we must be at the top of our game,” Spanish Sports Council president Irene Lozano said.

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Spain Begins Lifting Lockdown; Some Non-Essential Services Allowed

Some non-essential services have started coming back to life as the nation neared the one-month-mark since the lockdown order became effective.

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Coronavirus Update: Spanish Sports Council To Evaluate Situation April 14

“We must keep the flame alive as we will have new goals very shortly,” Royal Spanish Swimming Federation President Fernando Carpena said.

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Coronavirus Update: Brazil’s CBDA Cancels All Events Until July 5

Brazil’s CBDA has canceled its calendar across all aquatic sports until July 15 amid an escalation of reported COVID-19 cases in the nation.

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Coronavirus Update: Italian Swimmers Unable To Train Until April 13

Both professional and non-professional athletes will be forbidden from training across all types of sports facilities until the new deadline has been met.

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Federica Pellegrini To Auction Memorabilia In Support Of Bergamo Hospital

The proceeds will be entirely donated to the hospital in Bergamo, the most affected city by the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

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Argentinian Swimmers Continue Training Towards 2021 Games Amid Quarantine

Resulting from the confinement, all training facilities in Argentina have locked down, compromising athletes’ ability to fulfill their training programs.

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Italian Swimming Federation President Paolo Barelli Turns To Gov’t For Help

Business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can request the suspension of mortgage installments due between the months of March and September 2020.

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Spanish Swimming Federation Donates Hypoxic Generators In Effort To Save Lives

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation is donating its hypoxic generators in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives.

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