Paralympic Swimmer Becca Meyers Tau Tshem Tawm los ntawm Tokyo Kev Ua Si Tom Qab Tsis Pom Zoo 'Tsim nyog thiab Qhov Tseem Ceeb' Kev Saib Xyuas

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Ua ntej lub hli tom ntej Paralympic Games hauv Tokyo, Asmeskas tus kws ua luam dej Becca Meyers tau tshaj tawm hnub Tuesday tias nws tau thim tawm ntawm kev sib tw, sib qhia tias United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee tau "rov ua dua" tsis kam lees nws qhov kev thov "tsim nyog thiab qhov tseem ceeb" kom muaj tus pab saib xyuas. ntawm nws xaiv, muab nws "tsis xaiv" tab sis thim.

Hauv cov lus tshaj tawm hauv nws Twitter thiab Instagram, Meyers-uas tau lag ntseg txij thaum yug los thiab tseem dig muag-hais tias nws yuav tsum "txiav txim siab lub plab" kom tawm ntawm Kev Ua Si tom qab nws tau tshaj tawm tias tsis muaj peev xwm nqa. Nws Tus Kws Saib Xyuas Tus Kheej, niam Maria, mus rau Nyij Pooj.

"Kuv npau taws, kuv poob siab, tab sis feem ntau ntawm tag nrho cov, kuv tu siab tsis tau sawv cev rau kuv lub teb chaws," Meyers tau sau rau hauv nws cov lus Instagram, ntxiv tias tsis pub txhua tus neeg ncaws pob lawv tus kheej PCA hauv Tokyo, tag nrho 34. Cov neeg ua luam dej Paralympic - cuaj leej ntawm qhov muag tsis pom kev - yuav qhia tib lub PCA vim qhov kev txhawj xeeb txog kev nyab xeeb ntawm COVID-19. "Nrog Covid, muaj kev ntsuas kev nyab xeeb tshiab thiab txwv rau cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis tseem ceeb hauv qhov chaw," nws sau, ntxiv, "yog li ntawd, tab sis PCA ntseeg tau yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kuv los sib tw."

Meyers, tus kws ntaus kis las rau lub sijhawm Paralympic, yug los nrog Usher syndrome, ib qho mob uas cuam tshuam rau ob qho tib si tsis pom kev thiab hnov ​​lus. Hauv ib qho op-ed luam tawm hnub Tuesday los ntawm USA Hnub no, tus neeg ncaws pob hnub nyoog 26 xyoo tau hais tias nws tau "yuav raug yuam kom ua kom xis nyob hauv ib puag ncig tsis xis nyob" - suav nrog kev hnav lub ntsej muag thoob ntiaj teb thiab kev nyob sib nrug deb vim yog COVID-19 kev sib kis, uas cuam tshuam nws lub peev xwm nyeem daim di ncauj - tab sis hais tias Paralympic Games yog "yuav tsum yog lub chaw rau cov neeg ncaws pob uas xiam oob qhab, yog ib qho chaw uas peb muaj peev xwm los sib tw ntawm qib kev ua si, nrog txhua yam kev pab, kev tiv thaiv, thiab kev txhawb nqa hauv qhov chaw." (Muaj feem cuam tshuam: Tib neeg tab tom tsim DIY Clear Face Mask rau cov lag ntseg thiab tsis hnov ​​lus)

USOPC tau pom zoo siv PCA rau Meyers txij li xyoo 2017. Nws hais tias USOPC tsis kam lees nws qhov kev thov "ntawm qhov pib ntawm COVID-19 kev txwv los ntawm tsoomfwv Nyij Pooj," uas tseem tau txwv tsis pub cov neeg saib los ntawm Olympic Games, hauv kev rau siab rau tiv thaiv kev sib kis ntawm COVID-19 raws li cov neeg mob tseem nce ntxiv, raws li BBC. "Kuv ntseeg ntseeg tias kev txo qis cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis yog xav txo tus naj npawb ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm txhawb nqa rau Paralympians, zoo li PCAs, tab sis kom txo tus naj npawb ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm tsis tseem ceeb," nws sau hnub Tuesday hauv USA Hnub no.

Meyers tau hais ntxiv hnub Tuesday yuav ua li cas tsuas yog muaj PCAs tso cai rau cov kis las uas xiam oob qhab sib tw hauv cov xwm txheej loj, xws li Paralympics. "Lawv pab peb taug qab cov chaw txawv teb chaws no, los ntawm lub pas dej da dej, cov neeg ncaws pob ncaws pob mus nrhiav qhov chaw uas peb tuaj yeem noj tau. Tab sis qhov kev txhawb nqa loj tshaj plaws uas lawv muab cov neeg ncaws pob zoo li kuv tus kheej yog muab peb lub peev xwm los tso siab rau peb ib puag ncig - xav tias nyob hauv tsev. Lub sijhawm luv luv peb nyob hauv ib puag ncig tshiab, tsis paub, "nws piav qhia. (Muaj feem cuam tshuam: Saib Qhov Pom Kev Pom Tsis Tau Qhov Tseeb Ua Ntej Nws Ua Ntej Txoj Kev Ultramarathon)

Cov duab tau hu rau tus sawv cev rau US Olympic & Paralympic Committee rau hnub Wednesday tab sis tsis hnov ​​lus rov qab. Hauv ib nqe lus qhia rau USA Hnub no, pawg neeg tau hais tias, "Qhov kev txiav txim siab uas peb tau ua los ntawm pab pawg tsis tau yooj yim, thiab peb mob siab rau cov kis las uas tsis tuaj yeem muaj lawv cov peev txheej txhawb nqa yav dhau los," ntxiv, "peb muaj kev ntseeg siab hauv qib ntawm kev txhawb nqa peb yuav muab Pab Pawg Tebchaws USA thiab tos ntsoov yuav muab lawv cov kev paub ncaws pob zoo txawm tias nyob rau lub sijhawm tsis tau muaj dhau los. "

Meyers txij li thaum tau txais kev txhawb nqa ntawm kev tshaj xov xwm los ntawm cov kiv cua kis las, cov nom tswv, thiab cov neeg tawm tsam txoj cai tsis taus. Tebchaws Asmeskas ntaus pob ntaus pob Billie Jean King tau teb rau Twitter hnub Wednesday, thov nrog USOPC kom "ua qhov raug."

"Cov zej zog xiam oob qhab tsim nyog tau txais kev hwm, kev pab, thiab kev hloov kho uas lawv xav tau kom ua tiav hauv lub neej," King sau. "Qhov xwm txheej no txaj muag thiab kho tau yooj yim. Becca Meyers tsim nyog tau zoo dua."

Tus Thawj Kav Tebchaws Larry Hogan ntawm Maryland, Meyers lub xeev lub tsev, tau hais txog cov kev xav zoo ib yam hauv kev txhawb nqa Meyers ntawm Twitter. "Nws yog qhov txaj muag uas tom qab tau txais nws qhov chaw raug cai, Becca raug tsis muaj peev xwm los sib tw hauv Tokyo," tweeted Hogan rau hnub Tuesday. "Tebchaws Asmeskas Olympic & Paralympic Committee yuav tsum thim rov qab nws qhov kev txiav txim tam sim."

Meyers kuj tseem tau txais kev txhawb nqa los ntawm ob tus kws tshaj lij ntawm Maryland, Chris Van Hollen thiab Ben Cardin, nrog rau New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan thiab tus lag ntseg ua yeeb yam Marlee Matlin, uas hu nws tias "txaus ntshai," ntxiv tias muaj tus kabmob kis loj "Tsis yog vim li cas thiaj tsis lees [xiam oob qhab. people'] txoj cai nkag mus." (Related: Tus poj niam no yeej ib tug kub puav pheej ntawm lub Paralympics Tom qab nyob rau hauv ib tug Vegetative State)

Raws li rau Meyers, nws tau xaus nws cov lus Instagram rau hnub Tuesday piav qhia tias nws "hais lus rau yav tom ntej ntawm cov kis las Paralympic hauv kev cia siab tias lawv yuav tsis muaj kev paub txog qhov mob kuv tau dhau los txaus." Kev Ua Si Paralympic pib thaum Lub Yim Hli 24, thiab ntawm no vam tias Meyers yuav muaj kev txhawb nqa thiab kev pab nws xav tau koom nrog nws cov phooj ywg ua luam dej hauv Tokyo.

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