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Coronavirus and sport: the events affected by COVID-19

2020-03-04T23:57:11.862Z


From the Champions League to Formula 1 have seen all kinds of alterations in the calendars, including suspensions or postponements of competitions, closed events or change ...


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(CNN Spanish) - The threat of the new coronavirus affects the activity of several countries around the world and a few sporting events are impacted by the consequences of the spread of COVID-19.

From the Champions League to Formula 1, all kinds of alterations have been seen in the calendars, including suspensions or postponements of competitions, events behind closed doors or changes of venues. So far, this year's major events, such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the 2020 Copa América or the UEFA Euro 2020, are still standing without any organizational changes.

These are the most important events that were affected by the coronavirus:

Champions League

* The round of 16 match between Valencia and Atalanta will be played behind closed doors at the Mestalla Stadium, according to the Spanish Ministry of Public Health.

Europa League

* Match between Inter Milan and Ludogorets was played behind closed doors.

Italian soccer

* The Juventus-Inter matches in Milan, AC Milan-Genoa, Parma-SPAL, Sassuolo-Brescia and Udinese-Fiorentina were postponed.
* The Italian Cup final was postponed from May 13 to 20.
* The semifinals of the Italian Cup, Juventus-AC Milan and Napoli-Inter of Milan were postponed until further notice.

MotoGP

* Qatar Grand Prix (March 8) suspended
* Grand Prix of Thailand (March 22) suspended

Formula 1

* Postponed the Chinese Grand Prix. It was stipulated for April 19.

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Cycling

* The Arab Emirates Tour was suspended when there were two stages to go.

Baseball

* It was decreed that 72 pre-season games of the Japanese Baseball League be played behind closed doors.

Tennis

* China withdrew from the Davis Cup prior to a match in Romania because their team could not travel due to the coronavirus.
* The WTA suspended the Xi'an Open in China.

Golf

* The European Tour canceled the Maybank Championship in Malaysia and the China Open.
* The LPGA suspended the Blue Bay tournament to be held in Hainan, China, also the Honda LPGA 2020 in Thailand and the HSBC World Championship in Singapore.

Marathons

* The Seoul Marathon was suspended due to the threat of the coronavirus. He had previously been postponed to March 22, but authorities in South Korea then decided to cancel it completely.
* The Tokyo Marathon was held on March 1 but only elite athletes were allowed to participate.

Qualifying stages for the Olympic Games

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus also caused the suspension, postponement or change of venue of qualifying events for Tokyo 2020 in the following sports:

- Baseball
- Women's basketball
- Women's Football
- Boxing
- Taekwondo
- Fight
- Water polo
- Rowing
- Rugby 7
- Triathlon
- Biathlon

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Source: cnnespanol

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