The corona virus is spreading more and more. Many major events had to be canceled. Now it has hit the next major sporting event.
- The corona virus * has been making headlines worldwide for weeks.
- Several major events have had to be canceled worldwide.
- Now it's the next big sporting event.
Update from March 8, 2:00 p.m .: After the women's ice hockey world championship was canceled yesterday due to the corona virus, further cancellations will follow this Sunday (March 8), which relate to sporting events. Shortly before kick-off, the duel between Parma Calcio and SPAL Ferrara in Italian Serie A was canceled one minute before kick-off. The players were only taken off the pitch and the whistle delayed by 30 minutes.
In view of the health risk, the economic interests of the football associations should move into the background. The game in Parma should still be kicked off at 1.45 p.m., as the home team announced, said Damiano Tommassi, Italy's Minister of Sport to the Gazzetta dello Sport . The game was then canceled on the advice of the referee, who said he had received many worried messages from players and colleagues.
Coronavirus: Large sports event canceled - the next tournament could follow
First report from March 7, 2020
The Canadian Ice Hockey World Championships in Canada have been canceled due to the new corona virus. The title bouts were scheduled to open on March 31st with Halifax and Truro. The decision was made by conference call , the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF said on Twitter on Saturday.
Corona virus: Women's ice hockey world championship canceled due to corona virus
The Canadian Ice Hockey Federation and the government agency for sports are in the process of informing the participating nations and their partners about the cancellation. "It's scary," said IIHF President René Fasel of the AP news agency. Women's world title battles have been canceled once, in 2003 because of the Sars virus in China.
Coronavirus: Men's Ice Hockey World Championship at Risk
The men's World Cup, which is planned to take place in Switzerland from May 8th to 24th, is now in acute danger. The IIHF wants to decide by mid-April whether the title fights can be held.
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