Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pande...
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Watford - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - February 23, 2020 General view of a match ball held by Manchester United's David de Gea during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith* The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia was held without spectators.
* This year’s Copa America, originally scheduled for June-July in Colombia and Argentina, was postponed to June 11-July 11, 2021.* UEFA put all club and national team competitions for men and women on hold until further notice. * All events organized by the Russian Football Union, including Russian Premier League fixtures, between March 17-April 10 were canceled.
* The Penn Relays , were canceled for the first time in the event’s 125-year history. The Mt. SAC Relays and Florida Relays, also scheduled for April, and the March Texas Relays, were all canceled. * Cricket Ireland and the Bangladesh Cricket Board agreed to postpone three one-day internationals and four Twenty20 games between the teams scheduled for Belfast and England in May.* Cycling’s governing body plans to retroactively use March 3 as the cut-off point for Olympic qualification in mountain bike, BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle.* The Paris-Nice cycling race ended a day early after the eighth stage into Nice was canceled.
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