(ANSA) – ROME, JAN 20 – No vaccine, no visa to enter Australia to surf. As has already happened to other sportsmen, above all the n.1 in the world of tennis Novak Djokovic, the land of the kangaroos blocks the way to the very champion of the table, the American Kelly Slater, who will not be able to enter Australia if he is not vaccinated against the Covid.
Slater – as reported by ‘The Guardian’ – could be the next big name in the sport to be denied the right to compete in Australia, after the federal health minister said the 11-time world champion will not be admitted to the sport. country if it is not vaccinated against Covid.
Slater, who has not publicly disclosed his Covid vaccination status, has expressed some controversial views on the Covid vaccine, including an Instagram comment in October in which he claimed to know “more than 99% of doctors about being healthy.” Slater was also very critical of the Djokovic affair which ended with the expulsion of the number 1 in world tennis.
The best surfers in the world will arrive in Australia for World Surf League events at Victoria’s Bells Beach and Margaret River in Western Australia in March and April this year. “I think we were pretty clear with the Novak Djokovic case, no vax, no play – Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt told Australian broadcaster Channel 9 – It’s a pretty simple message, no matter what the sport is. we are impartial. I hope Slater gets vaccinated and I hope he competes. ” (HANDLE).
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