The West African state of Guinea earlier on Thursday announced it was scrapping its decision to withdraw its five-person team from the Tokyo Olympics, a move it said was sparked by worries over coronavirus.
In a statement, Sports Minister Sanoussy Bantama said “the government, after receiving assurances from the health authorities, is giving its agreement for our athletes to take part,”
Fatoumata Yarie Camara is the only one who had qualified for the games in her country, the freestyle wrestler earlier expressed deep regrets concerning the cancellation as she had been training for the past 4 years.
Guinean media also claimed the previous withdrawal was financial rather than health-related for Guinea, which has never won a medal in 11 appearances at the Olympics.
