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Coronavirus continues to lay waste to the international sporting calendar at the beginning of 2020. Hong Kong sport has been badly affected by the outbreak but so has the region and, increasingly, the wider sporting community.
The following is a list of international sports events affected by the coronavirus that has killed over 1,000 people and infected more than 43,000 so far in China after it first emerged in Wuhan, Hubei province, late last year:
Athletics
The World Athletics Indoor Championships, which had been scheduled to take place in Nanjing from March 13-15, were postponed until next year. World Athletics is working with organisers to settle on a date to host the biennial event in 2021.
The Asian Athletics Association cancelled its February 12-13 indoor championships in Hangzhou.


Football
AFC Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG have been postponed.
Guangzhou and the Shanghai clubs will join the competition in April, with their group matches due to be played in May.
Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG were due to play away at Perth Glory and Sydney FC but Australian officials sought to reschedule matches after their government imposed a travel ban on foreign nationals arriving from China.
A four-team women’s Olympic qualifying tournament involving China, Australia, Taiwan and Thailand was moved from Wuhan and rearranged to be held in Australia by the AFC.
Vietnam’s government said it would not allow the country to host sporting events in February, meaning home AFC Cup group stage matches for Ho Chi Minh City and Than Quang Ninh will have to be switched to away fixtures.
Ho Chi Minh City will now face Yangon United in Myanmar on February 11 while Than Quang Ninh meet Ceres Negros on February 25 in the Philippines.
The Chinese Football Association said domestic Chinese Super League games at all levels would be postponed.
Hong Kong’s only public golf course shuts for two weeks after infected customer visits
Motor racing
The all-electric Formula E motor racing series abandoned plans for a race in Sanya on March 21.
The move also puts Formula One in the spotlight, with Shanghai due to host the Chinese Grand Prix on April 19.
Hong Kong Soccer Sevens cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak
Tennis
The International Tennis Federation moved the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I event featuring China, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea and Uzbekistan out of Dongguan to Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) in Kazakhstan. But the February 4-8 event was later postponed after Kazakhstan declined to serve as substitute hosts.

The ITF has today announced that the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Group I event due to take place on 4-8 February has been postponed. Initially relocated to Kazakhstan from China, growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak have led to this decision.
— ITF Media (@ITFMedia) January 29, 2020

Badminton
The February 25 to March 1 China Masters tournament in Hainan was postponed after several players withdrew. The BWF said it hoped the flagship Badminton Asia Championships could still go ahead in Wuhan from April 21-26.
China and Hong Kong were forced to withdraw from the February 11-16 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila, organisers said.
Hong Kong Marathon cancelled in wake of coronavirus outbreak
Boxing
The International Olympic Committee announced Jordan as hosts of the Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifiers for Asia and Oceania after the original event in Wuhan was cancelled. It will now take place in Amman from March 3 to 11.


Basketball
The International Basketball Federation moved the February 6-9 Tokyo Olympics qualifiers, which were scheduled to be held in Foshan, China, to Belgrade.
The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifying match between China and Malaysia that was set to be held in Foshan on February 24 will be rescheduled.
Golf
The elite women’s LPGA golf tour cancelled the March 5-8 Blue Bay tournament to be held on Hainan.
The tour also cancelled the Honda LPGA Thailand event in Pattaya scheduled for February 20-23 and the February 27-March 1 HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore.
The PGA Tour Series-China moved its February 25-28 global qualifying tournament to Lagoi, Indonesia from Haikou.


Hockey
Hockey Pro League matches between China and Australia, scheduled for March 14-15 in Changzhou, will not be played.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) had previously postponed China’s match against Belgium that was to be played on February 9 at the same venue. The FIH is looking into the possibility of China playing their games at an alternate venue.


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Coronavirus: all the major international sports events affected by the epidemic

The 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships are the most high-profile sporting casualty of the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s only public golf course shuts for two weeks after infected customer visits

The North Course of Kau Sai Chau Golf Course in Sai Kung. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong Soccer Sevens cancelled amid coronavirus outbreak

Newcastle United celebrate winning the HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens in 2019. Photo: Eurasia Sport Images/HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens 2019

Hong Kong Marathon cancelled in wake of coronavirus outbreak – most social media users say it’s a ‘wise’ and ‘right’ decision

Participants run through Nathan Road in Mong Kok during the 2019 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: Dickson Lee

--ONLINE-- Flanked by first runner-up Eunice Chebichi Chumba (left) and second runner-up Jemila Wortesa, Volha Mazuronak (C) of Belarus wins the women's Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. 17FEB19 SCMP / Edmond So

David Beckham, Sun Yang and Jeremy Lin among stars supporting Wuhan virus fight

Jeremy Lin of the Beijing Ducks in action in the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua

Former England captain David Beckham slips as he free kicks at a sports field during his visit in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 23, 2013. Beckham arrived in the Chinese capital city on Wednesday to begin his role as China's soccer envoy, according to local reports. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SPORT ENTERTAINMENT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

(191209) -- YORK, Dec. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Ding Junhui of China celebrates with his trophy after winning the Snooker UK Championship 2019 final match against Stephen Maguire of Scotland in York, Britain, on Dec. 8, 2019. (Photo by Ed Sykes/Xinhua)

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An increasing number of high-profile sporting events have been cancelled, postponed or moved



An increasing number of high-profile sporting events have been cancelled, postponed or moved.
