The pitches of the Stoiximan Super League reopen to the public with the match Panaitolikos-Aris for the semi-finals of the Betsson Greek Cup, with Katia Koxenoglou to express confidence that all stadiums will open safely.
The deputy vice-president of the league and CEO of Atromitos made statements to ERT and referred to the new security measures at the sports facilities.
What he said in detail:
“I am happy that the stadiums are reopening because without the fans it is a lifeless game. So we are all Super League 1 teams ready to reopen our stadiums safely. Based on the ministerial decision, as the ministerial decision has already become known, the new cameras are expected to have the new features, the upgraded features, as the technology provides. So the new cameras actually have 250 pixels, which means they can zoom in better and see viewers’ faces right. What has changed based on the ministerial decision is that there are more supervised areas, which means that now both in the canteens and during the entry and exit of the spectators and in the corridors where the spectators enter and on the playing field and in the stands, all the areas of a field inside and outside.
Each stadium has its own uniqueness. At the specific stadium we had 20 cameras and now we have 44 more to be able to supervise all the areas, at the specific stadium of Peristeri another 44 cameras had to be added. The control center, in which the control and the monitors are located, is under the jurisdiction of the Hellenic Police. No one has access, except the operators designated by the Greek Police who are trained in the subject of supervision and come before the match but also during the week to check if the system is working and only they have access. They have a key and codes and no one else can enter and on the day of the match, it’s the police representatives and the team security officer and no one else is allowed in.
Three days before the first match, the police come and check the system and also before the match there is a second check and if the system does not work the match, the police report is sent to the DEA and the DEAB decides that the match will take place without audience. But if in the three days to come there is a problem with a camera and generally the system does not work as it should, the team is given a deadline of 12 hours to be able to fix the problem. If, however, he is unable to correct it within these 12 hours, the decision is to hold the match without spectators.
Basically these cameras of the new new technology are real time cameras. That is, from the moment the spectator enters and punches his ticket, he is automatically connected to the camera and is in real time. And in fact, the team is obliged to inform the spectators that the venue is supervised, which will be written on everything and on our sites and everywhere, that the venue is supervised but also when they enter they will be informed by the announcement that the venues supervised and it is forbidden to enter spectators with their faces covered.
In order to complete the work of identification, we should proceed to the so-called turnstiles, so that when the spectator enters, his ticket will be checked and the so-called identification will be done. Let me tell you that the Super League 1 teams already have a base.
There were already cameras and this camera control whenever there is an addition to Super League 1, it’s not like starting a project from scratch, so you understand it takes more time. The teams are trying to quickly adapt to the new situation based on the ministerial decision.”
Source: Sport Fm
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