Members of the Brazilian national artistic gymnastics team flew to Portugal on a special flight together with athletes from several other sports. Since the coronavirus is still far from being under control in Brazil, many athletes have been unable to resume training. The temporary relocation project called “Mission Europa” will allow athletes to train in Portugal until things calm down in Brazil. Fro now, the project is slated to run until December.
All athletes had to undergo coronavirus testing before the flight. Media report that four unnamed athletes tested positive and were unable to fly to Portugal. The rest will be tested again upon arrival and will have to stay quarantined for 14 days before they can start training.
The following artistic gymnasts flew to Portugal:
Carolyne Pedro, Christal Bezerra, Flávia Saraiva, Lorrane Oliveira, Rebeca Andrade, Thais Fidelis Santos, Arthur Zanetti, Bernardo Miranda, Caio Souza, Diogo Brajão, Luís Porto, and Tomas Florêncio.
