Coronavirus: What Sporting Events Are Affected So Far By The Pandemic?

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Coronavirus: What Sporting Events Are Affected So Far By The Pandemic?

As the virus spreads across the globe, sports bodies are cancelling or postponing events.

Germany’s Bundesliga returned on May 16 becoming Europe’s first major league to resume matches [Stuart Franklin/Reuters]

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which as of May 20 has killed more than 325,000 people globally, has affected sporting events across the world.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surged past 4.9 million, major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed.

The most significant one that was due to take place in Japan this summer was the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.