Global Sports Face Unusual Test amid Coronavirus Outbreak

There are almost 12 of International sports events that have been either canceled or postponed around the world amid an outbreak of a deadly coronavirus. From athletics, rugby and golf to football, tennis, and motorsports, there is the pathogen’s effect had felt across a range of sports. 

For the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the global sporting calendar into disarray and cast a shadow over preparations, which began in late December in China? In Japan, there is the growing list of competitions for the qualifiers for the summer game, either pushed back or relocated because of the virus.
Simon Chadwick, director of the Centre for the Eurasian Sport Industry said that in the modern era, an unprecedented situation created by the virus.
Simon Chadwick to Al Jazeera, over the last three or four decades, the sport had been attacked by drug bans and boycotts, though nothing matches the scale of the coronavirus. The industry's economic impact is destabilized; apparel and sportswear sales are down, revenues from ticket sales being hit, with every match or event canceled. There had never been anything like this for modern commercial sport.
Further, he said it is a test not only for athletes and participants but also for the leaders and managers working in the industry.
Up till now, the virus has infected more than 90,000 people and killed 3,000 and the great majority in China. By banning travel to and from China and denying entry to foreign nationals who had visited the country, the government took action due to the deadly virus. This decision of government affected China’s athletes badly.
The businesses behind the sports are also affecting. Du Mingrui, founder and CEO of zx42195 said he had lost at least $1m in business. He has a business of t-shirts and other merchandise for more than 70 races around the world - were forced shut for more than three weeks because of the epidemic.
He also had to cancel most of his registrations, which is more than 2,000 for the first half of the year. But he understood the situation and also that money is not that important. First, the disease has to be abolished.

By: Suvarna Gupta
Content: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/global-sports-face-unprecedented-test-coronavirus-outbreak-200303195953135.html