Youth sports tournaments to resume in February

B.C.’s top doctor says youth sports tournaments can resume soon.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said with vaccination rates continuing to climb and new daily COVID-19 cases levelling off, tourneys and competitions for youth sports can resume starting Tuesday, February 1.

“I know this is an important time of the year for many different sports, especially team sports, and we’ve been working with organizers and with ViaSport to make sure this can be done in a safe way,” said Henry.

“So that means, tournament organizers, you can start organizing in anticipation of the change for next week.”

Adult sports tournaments and competition remain paused until further notice.

Henry was asked what the difference is between the two types of events.

“Part of it is we know that adult tournaments at this time of the year tend to be a very important social event, and of course, that is a riskier situation,” Henry explained.