Volleyball V-League has decided to cancel all games scheduled from 8th to 11th January due to the state of emergency being declared in 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures due to the spread of the new coronavirus. It was.
This was announced on the 6th by the Japan Volleyball League Organization, which operates the V League.
According to this, 33 games will be canceled for men and women in the 1st division V1, the 2nd division V2, and the 3rd division V3, which were scheduled to be held at 9 locations nationwide for 4 days from the 8th to the 11th.
Of the nine locations where the match was scheduled, only one in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, is subject to the state of emergency, but there is also the risk of teams based in one city and three prefectures moving. , It means that we have decided to cancel all the games.
We are considering holding a canceled match on a different schedule, and we will make a decision based on the content of the state of emergency, including matches scheduled after January 16th.
Kenji Shimaoka, chairman of the Japan Volleyball League Organization, commented, "This time, we gave top priority to the safety of the people involved and the local people. We aim to resume the tournament as soon as possible and establish the tournament while following the decisions of the government and local governments."