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The Motorcycle World Championship starts without the MotoGP test. The only cycling round now celebrated, the Paris-Nice , begins without the main World Tour teams. Valencia-Atalanta is played on Tuesday behind closed doors. The new Formula 1 season includes appointments without an audience. In the Six Rugby Nations, the matches in which Italy participates are postponed. The Barcelona marathon, scheduled for the next day 15, is delayed until October ... The sporting events that maintain its calendar are disputed with extreme and unprecedented measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Now, the public can barely interact with their idols and the press must keep a safe distance. And this does not stop.

NO AUTOGRAPH

France has allowed the celebration of Paris-Nice, but has adopted unusual measures to preserve the health of athletes. From this week, runners must give up signing autographs or taking selfies with fans. They are also advised not to throw water drums and not to bump their hands in the celebrations of the stage wins. Interviews in the departure zone have been suppressed and runners have been asked to remain on the equipment buses for as long as possible. It has also been avoided that more than two participating groups coincide in the hotels.

GREETING WITH THE ELBOWS

Last Friday, at the start of Alavés-Valencia , the players of both teams modified the dynamics of the traditional protocol: instead of greeting each other with handshakes, they joined the elbows. On Saturday, in the Premier League, Arsenal and West Ham players clashed fists and forearms. The Liverpool-Bournemouth made a slight nod as a gesture of courtesy.

WITHOUT SHOES

France has given the organizers of sporting events the possibility of adopting additional prophylactic measures, such as renouncing the hostesses on the podiums and the ceremony of delivery of bouquets.

MASKS IN THE STADIUM

The presence of spectators with masks is already common during the game dispute. Last Saturday, at Atlético-Sevilla there were hundreds of fans with face shields . In the rest of the stages of First's meetings last weekend there were also fans with masks.

EMPTY PRESS CONFERENCES

In the Armani Milan-Real Madrid of the last week the press conferences were inaugurated before the game without journalists. The coaches offered statements in the official Euroleague media. On the eve of Valencia-Atalanta, reporters fear they cannot attend the press conferences of technicians Albert Celades and Gian Piero Gasperini and two players from both teams.

HUGS, NO

If in cycling it has been recommended to avoid handshakes as a sign of triumph, solitary celebrations have begun on football fields. On Sunday, Zlatan Ibrahimovic received no hug after scoring Milan's only goal in his duel against Genoa (1-2).

QUARANTINE

Some preventive measures are chosen by the athletes themselves, but others are imposed by the health authorities. Cofidis cyclists finished yesterday a 10-day period of confinement in an Abu Dhabi hotel after the UAE Tour was suspended in the absence of two stages for completion. The runners trained in their rooms with exercise bikes.

AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC

In Italy, Serie A matches are played behind closed doors, a measure that can precede an unprecedented decision. The Minister of Sports, Vincenzo Spadafora , has called for the immediate suspension of the meetings and tomorrow the suspension of all sports activity could be announced. The noisy Formula 1 will be played silently in the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, scheduled on March 22, as it will be held without the presence of the public. In Canada, the Women's Ice Hockey World Championship has been canceled.

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