The men's basketball B League has announced that it will cancel the All-Star game scheduled for Mito City from the 15th of this month.
This year's B League All-Star game will be held in Mito City with spectators from the 15th of this month for two days, with events such as a dunk contest on the first day and a match on the second day. did.
According to the B League, on the 9th, a large number of visitors from outside the prefecture are expected from Mito City, and the number of people confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus is increasing significantly in the city. There was a request to cancel the All-Star Game.
The B League has decided to cancel in response to this request.
The B League announced on the 8th that it will hold the All-Star Game as scheduled after confirming with Ibaraki Prefecture and Mito City, and Chairman Shinji Shimada said, "While announcing the decision to hold yesterday, the holding will be canceled the next day. We apologize for the confusion that caused the fans and players to confuse us. Today, Mito City has officially issued a cancellation request, which will soon overturn the decision. , I decided to cancel immediately. "