Stanford opens to athletes
Stanford has begun the process of welcoming studentathletes back to campus after its coronavirus shutdown, issuing a set of guidelines Thursday that allow for voluntary oncampus workouts.
Differing slightly from Cal — which on Wednesday said its football players would be the first allowed to conduct voluntary running and conditioning workouts — Stanford said its return is open to anyone in any sport. However, anyone wishing to return to the campus must have been screened by Stanford medical officials and must have had no known contact with anyone carrying the coronavirus for 714 days before their return.
In addition, the returning athletes will be subject to “a daily online screening assessment and an inperson screening prior to entering” the campus. Outdoor and aquatic facilities are open, but access to training rooms and the sports medicine clinic will be by appointment only.
Food and housing remain the responsibility of the athletes, since Stanford’s residences are still closed.
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