The 2022 Palm Desert Senior Video games & Worldwide Sports activities Pageant has been canceled, officers introduced on Wednesday.
The competition, hosted by Desert Recreation District (DRD) and the Metropolis of Palm Desert, was initially scheduled to be held February 1 – 6, 2022.
“This determination was not made frivolously, and the hosts apologize for any disappointment the athletes who compete, some 12 months after 12 months, and volunteers, workers, spectators, and sponsors might really feel; nonetheless, as a result of fast rise in COVID-19 instances in current weeks and days, it’s believed that in one of the best curiosity of public security, probably the most prudent plan of action is to cancel this 12 months’s video games, particularly in mild of the susceptible group who had been registered to compete,” reads an announcement from the DRD.
The DRD had canceled indoor sports activities for the competition earlier this week. DRD officers stated a survey was despatched out final week to gauge the athlete’s consolation stage if the video games had been to maneuver ahead. Nonetheless, with instances persevering with to extend by giant margins all through the realm prior to now week, athletes had been already cancelling resulting from well being and security considerations.
The cancellation of different occasions, such because the movie competition, and the closure of metropolis buildings, additionally added to the choice, officers famous.
Officers stated they hope to have the ability to host the video games in 2023.
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