Chinanews.com Client, Beijing, March 13 (Wang Hao) With the continuous development of the new crown pneumonia epidemic worldwide, the impact on the world sports is becoming increasingly prominent. In just one day, world football was "crimped", the NBA was suspended, and various areas of the game were announced. Even the prospects for the Olympic Games seemed confusing. For the world sports, the early spring of 2020 will be extremely cold.

Surrounded by the world of football

On the 12th, Beijing time, bad news came out in Serie A, which had been stopped due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Juventus announced that team guard Lugani tested positive for the new crown pneumonia virus. As a football giant, Juventus has Ronaldo, Dibara, Chiellini and many other world-class stars.

Data map: Lugani.

One stone provoked thousands of waves, and then Inter Milan, which had just had a "national derby" with Juventus, announced that it would suspend all athletic activities until further notice.

On the evening of the 12th Beijing time, foreign media reported that Ronaldo had undergone nucleic acid testing and the results were negative. As of press time, Juventus officials have not announced the inspection results of any players other than Lugani.

More than one Serie A club has been affected by the virus. On the evening of the 12th, Beijing time, Sampdoria announced that the striker Gabiadini was infected with the new crown virus. The club will conduct all quarantine procedures in accordance with regulations.

Data map: C Luo.

Complicated by the disease, there is Spanish football. On the 12th, Beijing time, La Liga issued an announcement announcing that La Liga and La Liga will be suspended for at least two rounds. After the quarantine period for the affected clubs has expired, further arrangements will be made for subsequent matches.

According to previous reports, the Real Madrid basketball team had a confirmed case of new crown pneumonia, and the entire Real Madrid training base was isolated, including the basketball team and the football team.

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On the 12th local time, the French Football Association officially announced that it will suspend all football matches in France, including France. At this point, in the five major European leagues, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1 announced their suspension.

In the Premier League, Leicester City coach Rogers also said on the evening of the 12th Beijing time that some players in the team had symptoms of suspected new crown pneumonia.

In the early morning of Beijing time on the 13th, Arsenal officially announced that head coach Arteta was infected with the new crown virus, and those who have close contact with it will be self-isolated. The Premier League official announced immediately that an emergency meeting will be held to discuss the future schedule.

Chelsea official website message screenshot

However, the problem will not be resolved quickly. Chelsea's official website issued an announcement on the morning of the same day in Beijing time, saying that the team player Odoi tested positive for the new crown virus and the club will carry out close contact with players, coaches and staff isolation.

As of the evening of the 12th Beijing time, the Bundesliga club Hannover 96 had two players confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus, and the team was quarantined at home. In response to the grim situation, the Secretary General of the German Football Association stated that due to the rapid spread of the new crown virus, the Bundesliga league may end early this season.

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Major football leagues have "struck", the entire European football is under the shadow of the epidemic. On the 12th, Beijing time, UEFA issued an announcement inviting all members to hold a conference call on March 17 to determine the response of each league, the European War and the 2020 European Cup.

At present, some Champions League matches have been suspended. According to foreign media reports, this year's UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup will all be suspended, and the European Cup will be postponed to 2021.

On the other side of the ocean, the Major League Soccer has announced a suspension of the game for the next 30 days to combat the increasingly severe epidemic of new crown pneumonia.

Data map: America's Cup competition scene.

In addition, the two rounds of the World Championships in South America have also been officially postponed. These two rounds of the World Championships were originally scheduled to run from March 23 to 31, but after the South American Football Association and the Multi-National Football Association jointly signed the letter, FIFA agreed to their application to postpone the competition.

Suddenly "shocked" in the NBA

On the 12th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Thunder played against the Jazz at home and was urgently stopped before the start of the game. Suspicious fans welcomed the bad news: Jazz player Gobert was diagnosed with new crown pneumonia. Subsequently, the NBA officially announced that the game will be suspended indefinitely, when the game will be resumed.

Later, Gobel tested positive for a new coronavirus at Jazz teammate Mitchell. According to media reports, his closet is next to Gobert, but Mitchell is the only Jazz player to be positive in 58 tests that day.

Data sheet: Gobert.

Not only is the Jazz team affected, the NBA regular season schedule is intensive. In the past few days, the Jazz and the Raptors, Pistons, Celtics, Knicks and other teams have played against, and these teams are also separate Play against multiple other teams in the league.

In addition to these players, media reporters, stadium staff and even some fans may be in close contact with players who have been infected with the new crown pneumonia virus on weekdays. It can be said that the threat from the epidemic has spread to every corner of the NBA.

Gobel social media screenshot

Gobel, the originator of the alliance crisis, was caught in deep self-blame. Just a few days ago, he touched the conference microphone to prove that he was not afraid of the epidemic ...

On the 13th, Beijing time, Gobel publicly apologized through social media: "I want to apologize to those who may be in danger. At the time, I didn't even know I was infected. I was careless and had no excuses. Hope my story becomes A warning, everyone's attention. "

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At present, NBA teams have announced measures to isolate players and detect nucleic acids, and whether other players will be infected is unclear.

According to US media reports on the 13th, NBA President Xiao Hua said in an interview that the league will be suspended for at least 30 days, but it is too early to talk about this and it is impossible to judge.

Regarding the reopening, Xiao Hua said: "Even if we are suspended for a month or a month and a half, we can directly restart the season, and the finals may be scheduled to start in July." In response to the risk of direct cancellation of the season, Xiao Hua said that no Exclude this possibility.

Data chart: Gobert is in the game.

After the NBA announced the suspension, the NBA Development League also made a suspension decision. The NCAA has successively cancelled the division championships in multiple divisions. The WNBA, which is currently in the offseason, also issued a statement on the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the 12th of Beijing time, saying that it will prepare the next season as planned, but more specific information will be announced at the end of this month.

On the same day, the FIBA ​​also gave an official statement. They announced that from the 13th, all FIBA ​​games will be suspended, and they will continue to pay attention to daily epidemic information, and evaluate whether the relevant games will resume as appropriate.

Tokyo Olympics, as expected

Also on the 12th, Beijing time, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic flame collection ceremony was held at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece. The highest priestess successfully collected the tinder through the sun and lit the flame, declaring that the Tokyo Olympic flame was successfully lit.

The Supreme Priestess successfully collected the tinder through the sunlight and ignited the torch, declaring that the Tokyo Olympic flame was successfully lit.

Next, the torch will be delivered in Greece for 7 days and arrive in Japan on March 20.

According to Reuters news, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee revealed that the first event of the Tokyo Olympics will be held between the Japanese women's base and the Australian women's base. The specific time is scheduled for July 22.

It seems that the world sports are beginning to enter the Tokyo Olympics time, but in fact many people have many questions about whether the Olympics can be held as scheduled.

On February 10, local time, Odaiba Seaside Park in Tokyo, Japan displayed the Olympic rings and welcomed the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

According to the latest Japanese media report, U.S. President Trump told the media on the 12th that with the expansion of the new coronavirus epidemic, "the Tokyo Olympics should probably be postponed for one year." He believes that compared with holding without an audience, Postponing is better.

Trump said it was ultimately up to Japan to make the decision, saying that "compared to (empty) is a better option". This is Trump's first mention of a postponement of the Olympics. At a press conference on February 26, he expressed the hope that the epidemic would affect the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled, saying "it would be nice if no problems occurred."

Data map: Chinese team player Wang Shuang (left) is in the game. On the same day, in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B group match held in Le Havre, France, the Chinese team tied the Spanish team 0-0 and advanced to the top 16 in the group. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita

Regardless of whether the Olympic Games can be held as scheduled, at present, many Olympic qualifiers have been seriously affected by the epidemic.

On the evening of the 9th Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association announced that the preliminaries of the Chinese women's football team and the Korean women's football will be postponed to June. In the previous group stage, the playing field changed many times, and the main player of the Chinese women's football team Wang Shuang has been trapped in Hubei and unable to participate.

This week, the All England Badminton Open started as scheduled, but before that, the German Open, the Portuguese Championships and the Polish Open have been suspended for multiple Olympic points, and players can only compete for Olympic qualifications through more limited opportunities. .

Data Figure: Lin Dan. China News Agency reporter Hou Yushe

On the 12th, Beijing time, the International Gymnastics Federation announced that the World Cup, originally scheduled to be held in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 20-22, was cancelled. In addition, many gymnastics events were postponed. According to the postponed schedule, it is very likely that athletes from various countries will be able to finalize their qualifications for the Olympic Games in June.

Even if the Tokyo Olympics can be held as scheduled, for many athletes, the sudden outbreak has disrupted their plans to prepare for the battle. The quadrennial sports event has also added more uncertainty.

Safety first in the shadow of the epidemic

In fact, sports events affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic are far more than that. On the 12th, Beijing time, the ISU announced that the 2020 World Figure Skating Championship, originally scheduled to be held on March 16-22, was cancelled due to the epidemic situation, which also meant that the figure skating competition basically ended this season.

Screenshot of Sui Wenjing Weibo.

After learning the news of the cancellation of the game, Chinese player Sui Wenjing was very frustrated, saying that she wanted to confess medical staff on the field and after the game, and also hoped that she could give everyone more strength with performance on the field. However, she expressed her understanding of the decision to cancel the event, and wished everyone health and safety. She also believed that the epidemic situation would be overcome together.

The International Tennis Federation website announced that the Confederations Cup finals and playoffs originally scheduled to be held in Hungary on April 14-19 were postponed due to the impact of the epidemic. In the previous group of Asian Regions matches, the Chinese team successfully won the World Series playoff tickets. In accordance with the Olympic tennis finalists, Wang Qiang, Peng Shuai, and Duan Yingying still need to play in the playoffs to accumulate enough entries.

The ATP officially announced that starting next week, all ATP tournaments will be suspended for six weeks. Whether to resume thereafter will depend on changes in the global epidemic. Regarding the player ranking and points, the ATP said that it is still under discussion.

The opener should have begun on the morning of the 13th Beijing time-the F1 Grand Prix of the Australian practice session was also in trouble. Positive, McLaren will retire from the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.

Data map: The first race of the 2014 F1 Grand Prix and the Australian race are held.

The following morning, F1 officially announced its decision to cancel the Australian Grand Prix this season, which also means that the opening season of the new season is facing the dilemma of "changing the court".

The world sports have been hit hard by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, which is almost a matter of course. However, the postponement or cancellation of the event is not unacceptable, after all, the safety of personnel is the most critical. In the event of infection by athletes or staff, the results can be very serious.

2020 should have been a year of flowers blooming and athletes making great achievements in the arena. However, in this spring, all this cast a shadow.

However, sport itself gives people hope. We are in the shadow of the epidemic, just like athletes have been in trouble many times on the field. Because they have overcome this predicament, they have become better. As long as everyone is united, scientific prevention and control, the epidemic will always pass! (Finish)