The new Corona virus caused in an emergency in China and globally, in an attempt to reduce the risks to human life, due to the seriousness of this mutated virus, and sport was not spared from it, as it caused real sports isolation for all Chinese teams and clubs, as well as canceling or postponing all events Sports in all of the Chinese lands to the first of next April, besides transferring other championships and matches outside the Chinese lands. The deadly virus was launched from Wuhan, China, and as of yesterday, it had claimed the lives of 170 Chinese people, most of them in this city, according to what the Chinese authorities officially announced, along with the infection of about 8,000 people currently receiving treatment. On the other hand, the virus has spread to more than 16 countries around the world, and has made every Chinese citizen in every airport in the world a suspected source of the virus, especially for those coming from China at the present time.

Perhaps the most prominent event that has become threatened with cancellation is the China Tour of Formula 1 cars, which was planned for next April, when the BBC channel indicated yesterday that the FIA ​​administration will meet soon to determine the fate of this championship. In light of the real fear of the spread of the virus, which will make it impossible to hold the championship on time with the huge number of visitors to the tournament.

A few days ago, the World Indoor Track Athletics Championships, which had been planned for March in the city of Nyanjing, had been officially postponed, to be held in March 2021. Also, the KRS and Tsil Jilin hockey teams from China would have to play their matches. In the "Supreme League" hockey championship in the Russian lands, the Asian Boxing Championship was transferred from Wuhan to the Jordanian capital Amman, to be held in March instead of February 3, as planned.

As for football, the Chinese League has been suspended, and the Asian Football Confederation announced that the matches of the Chinese clubs, which are scheduled at home in the Asian Champions Groups, will be transferred out of the country, which will take place at the end of next February. The federation's decision will affect four Chinese clubs, the same from South Korea. The World Tennis Federation also moved the Asia-Oceania qualifiers from China to Kazakhstan.

The Olympic women's volleyball qualifiers will also be transferred from Foshan, China, to Serbian Belgrade. The Hong Kong Marathon, which was scheduled for the eighth of February, has been canceled, and the payment of 74 thousand participants in the registration will be returned. The same is true for the wrestling qualifiers, which were scheduled for March in the city of Xiang, along with the cancellation of the World Cup skiing in the Chinese resort of Yanqing, and with him all the tournaments and various games, as the Chinese authorities will not allow the organization of any sporting event, not to mention that it canceled all small and large gatherings On various occasions and not only in sports.

The worrying matter for the Chinese does not stop at the borders of canceling sporting events in their country, but rather the way in which they will be dealt with in airports for clubs and teams, which will travel to compete outside China, on the one hand, many airlines have stopped their flights to and from China, and will also be exposed Overseas Chinese are required to undergo rigorous screening procedures, and they may be initially isolated before being confirmed free of the virus.

Although the Chinese authorities confirm that any of its citizens, clubs and teams in various games are not allowed to travel except after examining and verifying that they are free of the virus, however, global anxiety and panic over the spread of the disease requires the authorities in various countries of the world to conduct new tests, especially With news of injuries recorded in more than 16 countries around the world so far.

The biggest concern for Chinese sports is the effect of Corona on the future of Chinese participation in the Olympic Games scheduled in Tokyo next summer, as if the situation continues to worsen, it may not only make China’s participation a matter of doubt, but also establish the championship itself.

Chinese women's soccer team in Australia isolated

Yesterday, the Australian city of Brisbane witnessed a situation that reflects the reality that the Chinese teams will face abroad, as the 32-member Chinese women's soccer team was isolated in their residence hotel and subjected to accurate checks, and the isolation will continue until next Wednesday. The Australian "CBS" channel said that the local authorities say that the symptoms of the virus may appear late, so they made the decision that the mission be isolated for a whole week. While the Olympic football qualifiers, in which the Chinese team was supposed to participate, were postponed for another time, especially after the "Corona" case in Brisbane was monitored for a Chinese citizen coming from Wuhan, the Chinese city from which the virus originated.

The most prominent events affected by the Corona virus in China

■ Cancel the Ski World Cup.

■ The World Indoor Track Athletics Championships to be held in March 2021.

■ Stopping the China Football League and transferring club matches in the AFC Champions League outside the country.

■ Olympic women's volleyball preliminaries moved out of China.

■ Cancellation of the Hong Kong Marathon, and return the registration fee to the 74,000 participants.

■ Move the Asia Wrestling Qualifiers out of China.

■ Transfer of the Asian Boxing Championship from China to be held in Jordan.

■ China's award for the "Formula 1", scheduled for next April, is threatened with cancellation.

- The Chinese women's soccer team, consisting of 32 people, was isolated in a Australian hotel in Brisbane two days ago, and was subjected to strict checks.

China asserts that it does not allow any of its citizens to travel unless it is confirmed that it is free of the virus, but this did not prevent its spread outside China and in many countries.

The Corona virus threatens China's participation in the Olympic Games next summer, and its threat may even reach the Olympics themselves.