MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A full bunch of formative years wrestlers and their families arrived at a South Carolina coastline city identified as a fresh COVID-19 hotspot for a 3-day match this week after city officers signed off on the gathering.
The match, hosted by the South Carolina Formative years Wrestling Affiliation, became as soon as the principle grand occasion held on the Myrtle Seaside Convention Heart in plenty of months.
The match applied temperature tests and a strictly-enforced camouflage requirement, affiliation president Mica Hendricks told WMBF-TV.
Wrestlers did no longer want to position on masks while competing on the mat. The wrestling mats were spaced further rather then each various, however chairs surrounding the mats were no longer, WMBF-TV reported.
A Myrtle Seaside spokesman stated the occasion became as soon as accredited after organizers submitted security protocols.
One wrestling coach, Donovan Whitted, stated his workforce had traveled from Texas and had no longer too long ago attended events in Oklahoma and Alabama.
The match concluded on Friday.
