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Six-in number Tonga Olympic Delegation Stuck In New Zealand Due To COVID Lockdown 

A six in number designation oversaw by the Tonga Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC) that contended at Tokyo 2020 countenances a huge delay in New Zealand after their flight home was dropped because of an adjustment of COVID-19 limitations. 

The gathering - which incorporates Malia Paseka, the country's first female taekwondo warrior, TASANOC secretary general Takitoa Taumoepeau, Chef de Mission Amanaki Fakakovikaetau, swim official Vila Day and games mentor Siueni Filimone - finished the 14-day isolate in Auckland yet have been not able to travel to Tonga because of lockdown in the locale. 

They were at first set up for to an Air New Zealand flight home from Auckland to Nuku'alofa however that was dropped. 

It is uncertain when they will actually want to withdraw with flights grounded under lockdown limitations. 

"They educated us it would be only a multi week deferral or delay however I surmise they were relying upon the alarm level going down," Taumoepeau said. 토토사이트

"However, on the off chance that the Auckland district is by all accounts not further developing each day I figure we might be looking here at a long time or much more." 

Most of the designation are remaining with family members and Taumoepeau guaranteed they are very much taken care of and cheerful. 

New Zealand is presently in lockdown in the wake of seeing a flood in COVID-19 cases because of the profoundly contagious delta variation. 

Auckland and the adjoining area of Northland will stay in the level four lockdown, while locales further south are because of move to even out three from Tuesday (August 31). 

Day wanted to go on vacation to Queenstown, where she is right now adhered in the wake of being not able to return because of the upheld lockdown. 

At the point when they can fly home to Tonga, the gathering faces a 21-day isolate. 

"We will do an additional 21 days at home and we said to ourselves, 'it is ideal to escape this multi day isolate [in New Zealand] and catch the trip back home and do our 21 and that is it' however things change and we as a whole realize that anything can occur during the COVID," Taumoepeau said. 

"Whatever rules or laws we put down it can change inside a second so we acknowledge it yet we were not anticipating it so we should follow along I presume." 

Altogether, Tonga had six competitors contend at Tokyo 2020 yet didn't win a decoration.