Coronavirus: Full list of cancelled sporting events including football, F1 and Six Nations
Sport events and matches all over the world have been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Formula One postpones the Chinese Grand Prix
Football and the Six Nations are just two of the sports to have seen events either postponed or cancelled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The virus, which originated in Wuhan, has spread across Asia and now into mainland Europe with thousands of positive virus tests being reported.
It has led to multiple sporting events either being cancelled or postponed with governing bodies wanting to take every public health measure possible.
But the 2020 sports calendar has already been shaken up, including the The World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China being postponed until 2021 in a year where athletes are aiming to reach peak physical fitness for the Olympics.
The F1 calendar has also been affected with the Chinese Grand Prix currently being postponed with no new date scheduled yet.
Just this past week has also seen a wide outbreak in northern Italy leading to several Serie A games being postponed and this weekend’s potential title decider between Inter Milan and Juventus being played behind closed doors.
Several other sporting events have had to alter plans. Below is a full list of sports impacted by the coronavirus.
Motorsport
Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai April 19: Postponed
Formula E’s E-Prix in Sanya March 21: Cancelled
Cycling
UAE Tour, Feb 23-29: Cancelled
Rugby
Six Nations - Ireland vs Italy (Men and women) March 7/8: Postponed
Football
Serve A, February 29/March 1
Juventus vs Inter Milan: Played behind closed doors
Udinese vs Fiorentina: Played behind closed doors
AC Milan vs Genoa: Played behind closed doors
Parma vs SPAL: Played behind closed doors
Sassuolo vs Brescia: Played behind closed doors
Athletics/Track and Field
The Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9: Cancelled
Asian Indoor Championship in Hangzhou Feb. 12-13: Cancelled
Tokyo Marathon on March 1: Restricted field
World Indoor Championships in Nanjing March 13-15: Postponed until 2021
Pyongyang Marathon on April 12: Cancelled
Basketball
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic qualifiers in Foshan: Relocated to Belgrade
FIBA Asia Cup qualifier in Foshan: Postponed
ESports
All Overwatch League homestands in Guangzho, Shanghai and Hanzhou for Feb. and March: Postponed
Golf
Honda LPGA Thailand in Pattaya Feb 20-23: Cancelled
HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore Feb. 27-March 1: Cancelled
Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island March 5-8: Cancelled
Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur April 16-19: Postponed
China Open in Shenzhen April 23-26: Postponed.
Skiing
Alpine World Cup in Yanqing Feb. 15-16: Cancelled
Swimming
Chinese Nationals and Olympic Swim Trials in Qingdao March 8- April 4: Postponed (May 10-16)
Volleyball
Beach Volleyball World Cup in Yangzhou April 22-26: Postponed
*List of events provided by onlinegambling.com