China cancels all international sports events due to Covid-19

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10 July 2020

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Beijing, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) China has eliminated any international event from its 2020 sports calendar and even recommended some foreign players, coaches and referees not to return, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, an official plan states on Friday.

The program of the General Administration of Sports indicated that only about 20 qualifying tests will be held for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing, after December, without specifying dates.

It informed about a readjustment to the organizers of the 14th Chinese National Winter Games and the 6th Asian Beach Games, the latter initially planned to be held in November in Sanya, in Hainan province.

However, the Administration also informed that spectators will be gradually capable of going to the stadiums to watch the matches, but they must show recent health checks, with negative results, they will leave an empty seat between each visitor and audience capacity will be reduced to 50%.