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Ebola: Stigmatisation Of West African Sportsmen Is Not Ethical - Obanya Part1
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August 18, 2014
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4:16Now PlayingThe stigmatisation faced by some West African athletes at the Youth Olympic Games holding in Nanjing, China, has been described as 'an unethical act that is not good for sports'.
Nigerian contingents have withdrawn from the Olympic games as a result of the discrimination they faced, with the Chinese authorities insisting that they should be quarantined.
A sports journalist, Nnamdi Obanya, said on Monday that the discrimination and stigmatisation of the athletes, who were disqualified from taking pact in contact and pool sports, should be addressed by the regulatory bodies to forestall further negative effect of the Ebola Virus Disease spread in West Africa on sports.
"African countries, Guinea Sierra Leone and Nigeria, at the youths Olympics were told that they would be quarantined. They had already got to the games village. They were banned from pool sports and contact sports.
"No wrestling, swimming or Judo and a lot of athletes were affected so I guess the sports commissions from the various countries did not see the need of being in China if they are going to be quarantined and banned from certain games," he said.
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