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Hundreds of Chinese athletes are trained in their country or abroad under extreme security measures to protect themselves from the coronavirus , which has already claimed the lives of 305 people , before the arrival of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifying tournaments.

According to the vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), Liu Guoyong, Chinese athletes "are training in camps behind closed doors in several national and foreign cities."

Places where "special arrangements" have been made for accommodation, transportation and training to protect athletes and the coaching staff from contracting the virus that has infected 14,380 people , according to the latest official figures.

"So far, no athlete from the national team has reported or suspected that he is infected with the virus, " said Liu, who said the committee will do "everything possible" to prevent this from happening.

Liu recalled that a hundred Olympic qualification tournaments around the world are scheduled to take place between February and April.

The COC claims to have been in close contact with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the participation of Chinese athletes in Olympic qualification competitions.

The IOC has asked international sports federations to provide all possible assistance to Chinese athletes , who could suffer some of the restrictions on travelers from China that are being carried out by countries such as the United States.

Several sports competitions, including the China National Winter Games, the China Basketball Association League and the Chinese soccer Super League, have been postponed, relocated or canceled directly since the outbreak.

"We will closely monitor the development of the situation to decide when sporting events can resume ," said Liu.

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