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Impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el deporte

La pandemia de COVID-19 provocó la alteración más importante [1] en el calendario deportivo mundial desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial . En todo el mundo y en distintos grados, se cancelaron o pospusieron eventos deportivos. [2] [3] [4] Los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2020 en Tokio se reprogramaron para 2021. [1] En ese momento, los espectadores no tenían partidos que ver y los jugadores no tenían partidos que jugar. [5] Solo unos pocos países y territorios, como Hong Kong , [1] Turkmenistán , [6] Bielorrusia y Nicaragua, continuaron con los partidos deportivos profesionales según lo planeado. [7]

Eventos multideportivos internacionales

Juegos Olímpicos de verano

El partido del gobernador de Tokio pide que los Juegos Olímpicos de 2020 se celebren a puertas cerradas

Los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Verano de 2020 estaban programados para llevarse a cabo en Tokio , a partir del 24 de julio y el 25 de agosto, respectivamente. Aunque el gobierno japonés había tomado precauciones adicionales para ayudar a minimizar el impacto del brote en el país , [8] [9] los eventos clasificatorios se cancelaban o posponían casi a diario. Según la emisora ​​pública japonesa NHK , el director ejecutivo del comité organizador de Tokio 2020, Toshiro Muto, expresó su preocupación el 5 de febrero de que el COVID-19 pudiera "echar agua fría al impulso hacia los Juegos". [10] [11]

La tradicional ceremonia de encendido de la llama olímpica en Olimpia, Grecia , para marcar el inicio del relevo de la antorcha de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2020 se llevó a cabo el 12 de marzo sin espectadores. [12] El 23 de marzo, Canadá, Australia y Gran Bretaña anunciaron que se retirarían de los Juegos a menos que se pospusieran hasta 2021. [13] El 24 de marzo de 2020, el COI y el Comité Organizador de Tokio anunciaron que los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Verano de 2020 se "reprogramarían para una fecha posterior a 2020, pero no más tarde del verano de 2021", lo que marca la primera vez en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos modernos que se pospone una Olimpiada . [14] [15] [16] Las ceremonias de apertura de los Juegos se reprogramaron oficialmente para el 23 de julio de 2021, 4 años, 11 meses y 2 días o 1797 días después de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano más recientes en Río de Janeiro , Brasil . [17] El costo de posponer los Juegos Olímpicos hasta 2021 se estimó en 5.800 millones de dólares , lo que incluía el costo de mantener las sedes no utilizadas. [18]

El comité organizador publicó varios protocolos de seguridad planificados para atletas, espectadores y miembros de la prensa. [19] [20] Se recomendó que los atletas se vacunaran , pero no se les exigió que lo hicieran. [21] El 20 de marzo de 2021, citando restricciones de viajes internacionales y la necesidad de garantizar la seguridad de los atletas, se anunció que no se permitiría la asistencia a los Juegos a ningún espectador o invitado de fuera de Japón. Esto incluía tanto a los espectadores con entradas como a los seguidores de los atletas. [22] Aunque inicialmente hubo planes para permitir que los lugares funcionaran a la mitad de su capacidad (hasta un máximo de 10.000 espectadores), [23] finalmente se anunció que casi la totalidad de los Juegos se celebrarían a puerta cerrada . [24] [25] [26]

Además, los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Verano de 2024 , que se celebraron en París , Francia, el 26 de julio y el 28 de agosto de 2024 respectivamente, según el calendario olímpico normal de 4 años, también se vieron afectados debido a una duración más corta (2 años, 11 meses y 18 días o 1.083 días) entre los últimos Juegos Olímpicos.

Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno

Aunque los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2022 organizados por Pekín, China, mantuvieron su fecha de inicio original del 4 de febrero de 2022 y siguieron adelante según lo programado, la pandemia ya ha afectado a la clasificación en deportes específicos como el curling , donde la Federación Mundial de Curling anunció una propuesta para que la clasificación dependa del desempeño en los campeonatos mundiales de 2021 (cuyos mejores equipos se clasificarán automáticamente) y un torneo de clasificación final, a diferencia del plan anterior de que la clasificación se determinara tanto por los campeonatos mundiales de 2020 como de 2021. [27] La ​​clasificación para el torneo de hockey femenino se determinaría mediante el Ranking Mundial de la IIHF después del Campeonato Mundial Femenino de 2020. Como el torneo se canceló, se utilizaron en su lugar los rankings existentes al torneo. [28]

Juegos mundiales

Los Juegos Mundiales en Birmingham , Alabama , estaban programados para julio de 2021, pero debido a la reprogramación de los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 2020 , los undécimos Juegos Mundiales se llevaron a cabo en julio de 2022. [29]

Juegos de invierno del Ártico

Los Juegos de Invierno del Ártico de 2020 fueron cancelados. [30]

Además, los Juegos de Invierno del Ártico de 2022 se pospusieron hasta 2023.

Juegos del Sudeste Asiático/Juegos Paralímpicos de la ASEAN

Los Juegos Paralímpicos de la ASEAN de 2020 se cancelaron y los Juegos del Sudeste Asiático de 2021 en Hanoi se pospusieron. [31]

Los Juegos Paralímpicos de la ASEAN de 2021 en Hanoi se pospusieron hasta 2022 y se trasladaron a Surakarta a mitad de los preparativos.

Juegos Universitarios Mundiales de Verano

Los Juegos Universitarios Mundiales de Verano de 2021 en Chengdu, China, se pospusieron hasta 2023. [32]

Universidad de invierno

Las Universiadas de Invierno de 2021 en Lucerna , Suiza, se trasladaron primero del 21 al 31 de enero al 11-21 de diciembre, luego, el 29 de noviembre, este evento se canceló.

Juegos de Maestros del Mundo

Los Juegos Mundiales de Maestros de 2021 , originalmente programados para celebrarse en Japón entre el 14 y el 30 de mayo, se pospusieron indefinidamente después de 2022, anunció la organización el 28 de octubre. [33] [ cita requerida ] El 12 de enero de 2021, se anunció que los Juegos de 2021 se programarían para el 13 al 29 de mayo de 2022. [34] Se pospuso hasta 2026. [35]

Juegos X

Los X Games Chongli 2020 se pospusieron. [36] Los X Games Minneapolis 2020 se cancelaron. [37]

Competiciones nacionales de organismos rectores multideportivos

Canadá

El 12 de marzo de 2020, U Sports recortó sus campeonatos de hockey sobre hielo masculino y femenino. El 8 de junio, U Sports anunció que había cancelado todos los campeonatos nacionales para el semestre de otoño del año académico 2020-21, incluido el fútbol canadiense (la primera vez que no se disputó la Copa Vanier desde su inicio), el cross-country , el hockey sobre césped, el rugby femenino y el fútbol. [38] El 15 de octubre de 2020, U Sports anunció que haría lo mismo para la parte de invierno de 2021 del 2020-21, cancelando una vez más también todos los campeonatos nacionales de invierno. Atlantic University Sport , Canada West y Ontario University Athletics siguieron su ejemplo, suspendiendo todos los programas de atletismo universitario inicialmente hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2020, pero luego se extendió hasta el 31 de marzo de 2021, como se anunció el 15 de octubre de 2020. [39] [40] [41] [42] [43]

Irlanda

La llegada de la pandemia de COVID-19 a la República de Irlanda tuvo un impacto significativo en la realización de deportes , afectando tanto a las ligas y torneos deportivos competitivos como a los deportes recreativos. Los juegos gaélicos de fútbol , ​​hurling , camogie y fútbol femenino vieron suspendidas todas las competiciones a partir del 12 de marzo de 2020. La Liga Nacional de Hurling , la Liga Nacional de Fútbol , ​​la Liga Nacional de Camogie y la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino fueron suspendidas, y no estaba previsto que las competiciones se reanudaran hasta el 29 de marzo como muy pronto. [44]

Filipinas

En Filipinas, la temporada 95 de la NCAA y la temporada 82 de la UAAP se suspendieron indefinidamente. [45] [46] La temporada 95 de la NCAA finalizó el 19 de marzo después de que la cuarentena comunitaria en Luzón se actualizara a una "cuarentena comunitaria mejorada", en efecto un confinamiento. [47] La ​​temporada 82 de la UAAP se canceló el 7 de abril, después de que la cuarentena comunitaria mejorada se extendiera hasta el 30 de abril. [48]

El 1 de mayo, la Fundación Atlética de las Escuelas de Cebú, Inc. (CESAFI) decidió cancelar su temporada 2020. [49]

Reino Unido

El 16 de marzo de 2020, British Universities and Colleges Sport , la organización británica de deportes universitarios, anunció que no se celebrarían todos los encuentros del 17 de marzo al 1 de abril. Algunos eventos individuales, como los campeonatos de orientación y windsurf , se cancelaron por completo, mientras que otros se pospusieron indefinidamente. [50]

Estados Unidos

El 6 de marzo de 2020, en la primera ronda del torneo de baloncesto masculino de la División III de la NCAA , un partido jugado en la Universidad Johns Hopkins entre la Universidad Yeshiva y el Instituto Politécnico de Worcester se convirtió en el primer evento deportivo de EE. UU. que se jugó sin fanáticos presentes, después de que un estudiante de la Universidad Yeshiva dio positivo por COVID-19. [51]

El 11 de marzo de 2020, la National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), el principal organismo sancionador de los EE. UU. para el atletismo universitario , anunció inicialmente que sus campeonatos y torneos del semestre de invierno, incluido su popular torneo de baloncesto masculino "March Madness" y el torneo de baloncesto femenino , se llevarían a cabo a puertas cerradas con "solo personal esencial y asistencia familiar limitada". [52]

Al día siguiente, con respecto a la suspensión de la temporada de la NBA y otras ligas deportivas profesionales, la NCAA anunció que todos los eventos de campeonato restantes para el año académico 2019-20 se cancelarían por completo, lo que resultó en la primera cancelación en los 81 años de historia del torneo de baloncesto de la NCAA . [53] Esto creó una situación de campeonato nacional mítica de facto . [54] Otras organizaciones multideportivas estadounidenses, la Asociación Nacional de Atletismo Intercolegial (NAIA), [55] la Asociación Nacional de Atletismo de Universidades Juveniles (NJCAA), [56] y la Asociación Atlética de Universidades Comunitarias de California (CCCAA) [57] , también cancelaron sus temporadas. Además, los órganos rectores de los deportes de nivel de colegio comunitario restablecieron la temporada de elegibilidad a los atletas que ya habían participado en la temporada de primavera de 2020.

El 12 de mayo de 2020, debido a que el sistema de la Universidad Estatal de California anunció que las clases presenciales permanecerían suspendidas durante el semestre de otoño de 2020, la Asociación Atlética Universitaria de California (CCAA), una conferencia de 12 miembros de la División II de la NCAA compuesta en su totalidad por campus de la CSU [a], anunció que también suspendería su temporada de atletismo de otoño. [59]

La Patriot League , una conferencia de la División I de la NCAA que compite en el segundo nivel del fútbol D1, la Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), anunció inicialmente el 22 de junio que, si bien celebraría sus temporadas deportivas de otoño, sus equipos no volarían a ninguna competición y los viajes nocturnos solo se permitirían caso por caso. [60] Otra conferencia de la FCS, la Ivy League , anunció el 8 de julio que cancelaría todos los deportes de otoño y que los deportes de invierno (cuyas temporadas normalmente comienzan durante el período académico de otoño) no comenzarían a jugar hasta después del final del período de otoño. Dejó abierta la posibilidad de trasladar sus deportes de otoño, incluido el fútbol, ​​a la primavera. [61] La Patriot League cancelaría más tarde su temporada de deportes de otoño por completo el 13 de julio, pero dio a las dos academias de servicio operadas por el gobierno federal entre sus miembros, Army y Navy , la opción de practicar deportes de otoño como lo consideraran conveniente. Si bien las academias son miembros de pleno derecho de la Patriot League, sus equipos de fútbol juegan fuera de la conferencia en la Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) de nivel superior . [62]

Los días posteriores a la cancelación de los deportes de otoño por parte de la Ivy League, dos de las principales conferencias "Power Five" de la FBS anunciaron que, si se jugaban deportes de otoño, solo se llevarían a cabo enfrentamientos dentro de la conferencia. La Conferencia Big Ten hizo este anuncio el 9 de julio, [63] y la Conferencia Pac-12 hizo lo mismo al día siguiente. [64] Ambas conferencias decidieron más tarde celebrar temporadas de fútbol abreviadas solo para la conferencia, con la Big Ten comenzando a jugar el fin de semana del 24 de octubre [65] y la Pac-12 el fin de semana del 7 de noviembre. [66]

En agosto, la NCAA anunció que los Consejos de Presidentes de la División II y la División III decidieron cancelar los campeonatos nacionales en todos los deportes de otoño. [67] [68]

En septiembre, se anunció que los campeonatos de la División I de 2020 administrados por la NCAA en deportes de otoño (campo traviesa, hockey sobre césped, fútbol soccer, voleibol femenino y waterpolo masculino) se reprogramarían para la primavera de 2021 y se llevarían a cabo con una reducción del 25% en los participantes del campeonato. Los partidos jugados en otoño o primavera contarían para la clasificación. La Football Bowl Subdivision no se incluyó porque no es un campeonato administrado por la NCAA. [69]

En diciembre, la NCAA anunció que los eventos del campeonato de la División II de 2021 en deportes de invierno y primavera también tendrían una reducción general del 25 % en los participantes (los deportes individuales variaron del 17 al 34 % según la logística) para mitigar los costos de las pruebas y los protocolos de salud, así como la pérdida de ingresos. [70]

Los programas ubicados en el estado de Nuevo México y en el condado de Santa Clara, California, tuvieron que reubicar las prácticas y los juegos debido a las prohibiciones legislativas sobre cualquier deporte competitivo que requiera contacto físico. En la Universidad de Nuevo México , el equipo de fútbol trasladó sus dos primeros partidos en casa a las sedes de sus oponentes y los dos últimos al estadio Sam Boyd en Whitney, Nevada , en el condado de Clark cerca de Las Vegas ; mientras que el equipo de baloncesto masculino se mudó a Lubbock, Texas y jugó partidos en casa en la Universidad Cristiana de Lubbock . New Mexico State trasladó su programa de baloncesto masculino a Phoenix, Arizona y utilizó a la Universidad Cristiana de Arizona como su cancha local. El equipo de fútbol de la Universidad Estatal de San José jugó su final de temporada regular y su partido por el campeonato en Sam Boyd, mientras que el equipo de baloncesto masculino jugó partidos en casa en el Kaiser Permanente Arena en Santa Cruz . El mismo lugar albergó los partidos en casa de principios de temporada de los equipos de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad de Stanford y la Universidad de Santa Clara . [ cita requerida ]

Efectos a largo plazo

Las siguientes escuelas citaron específicamente las consecuencias financieras de la pandemia en sus decisiones de abandonar ciertos programas deportivos:

Vigente en 2020-21
Vigente en 2021-22

Además, el Instituto Tecnológico de Nueva York suspendió todo su programa deportivo durante dos temporadas, después de lo cual reconsiderará la decisión. [104] De manera similar, la Universidad de Arkansas en Pine Bluff anunció que "suspendía" sus equipos de tenis masculino y femenino para el año escolar 2020-21, citando la pandemia, pero no eliminó oficialmente el programa de tenis. [105]

La UAH inicialmente abandonó el hockey sobre hielo masculino junto con sus dos equipos de tenis, pero una exitosa campaña de recaudación de fondos por parte de ex alumnos y seguidores del equipo llevó a la escuela a restablecer el hockey una semana después. [106] De manera similar, la Bowling Green State University anunció que abandonaría su equipo de béisbol , [107] pero también tuvo un exitoso esfuerzo de recaudación de fondos que llevó a que el equipo fuera reinstalado. [108] La Universidad de Minnesota, que había anunciado planes de abandonar cuatro deportes masculinos a partir de 2021-22, anunció que uno de estos deportes, a saber, el atletismo al aire libre, se salvaría de la interrupción, a la espera de una nueva revisión de la oferta deportiva de la escuela en la primavera de 2021. [100] La reversión más extensa de los planes de abandonar los deportes se produjo en el College of William & Mary . A principios de septiembre de 2020, W&M anunció que abandonaría siete deportes a partir de 2021-22: gimnasia masculina y femenina, natación y saltos masculinos y femeninos, atletismo en pista cubierta y al aire libre masculino y voleibol femenino. [109] Las consecuencias de esta medida llevaron al director deportivo de la escuela a dimitir un mes después de este anuncio. [110] W&M finalmente cambió de rumbo por completo, restableciendo los tres deportes femeninos el 19 de octubre [111] y anunciando el 5 de noviembre que los cuatro deportes masculinos seguirían siendo patrocinados al menos hasta 2021-22. [112]

MacMurray College , Notre Dame de Namur University y Urbana University anunciaron que reducirían sus operaciones y cerrarían debido a problemas económicos provocados o exacerbados por la pandemia, poniendo fin de manera efectiva a la totalidad de sus programas deportivos. [113] [114] [115]

En agosto de 2020, los funcionarios de la Universidad de California, Riverside , miembro de la División I, anunciaron públicamente que cerrar todo el programa deportivo de la escuela era una posible opción para abordar los desafíos financieros relacionados con la pandemia. A mediados de octubre, aún no se había tomado ninguna decisión sobre el futuro del programa. [116]

Esquí alpino

La Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino FIS 2019-20 terminó dos semanas antes después de que se cancelaran las carreras de la Copa del Mundo en Suecia , Eslovenia e Italia programadas para marzo. [117] [118] [119] Una carrera anterior de la Copa del Mundo de febrero se trasladó de China a Austria . [120]

En la Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino FIS 2020-21 también se reprogramaron varias carreras en enero, de Wengen a Kitzbühel y Flachau.

Tiro al arco

Las tres primeras etapas de la Copa del Mundo de Tiro con Arco de 2020 fueron pospuestas. Otros eventos pospuestos incluyen los Campeonatos Panamericanos de Tiro con Arco , que estaban programados para celebrarse en Monterrey , México , del 23 al 29 de marzo, y los Campeonatos Europeos de Para-Tiro con Arco , que estaban programados para celebrarse en Olbia , Italia , del 18 al 26 de abril. [121]

El 15 de julio se anunció que la Copa del Mundo de Tiro con Arco de 2020 se cancelaría.

Fútbol de asociación

Atletismo

El Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en Pista Cubierta de 2020 estaba previsto que se celebrase del 13 al 15 de marzo en Nanjing , China , pero se pospuso hasta marzo de 2021. [122]

El Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Media Maratón de 2020 estaba previsto para el 29 de marzo en Gdynia , Polonia , pero se pospuso hasta octubre de 2020. [123]

Los primeros tres eventos de la Diamond League 2020 , programados para celebrarse en Qatar en abril, seguidos de dos eventos en China en mayo, se pospusieron hasta más adelante en el año. [124] El 12 de mayo, se emitió un calendario revisado, pero no se otorgarán puntos por los eventos.

El Maratón de Boston de 2020 , originalmente programado para el 20 de abril, se pospuso hasta el 14 de septiembre antes de cancelarse por completo el 28 de mayo. [125] [126] El 28 de octubre, los organizadores anunciaron que el Maratón de Boston de 2021 no se llevaría a cabo el Día de los Patriotas (19 de abril) como de costumbre, y que se reprogramaría para algún momento del otoño. Los organizadores citaron una prohibición vigente de las carreras en ruta en Massachusetts. [127] La ​​carrera finalmente se llevó a cabo el 11 de octubre, otro feriado federal, el Día de Colón . La carrera volvió a su fecha original en 2022.

El Maratón de Londres de 2020 , programado para el 26 de abril, se pospuso hasta el 4 de octubre y se restringió solo a las élites. [128] Las ediciones de 2021 y 2022 del Maratón de Londres también se llevaron a cabo en octubre para maximizar las posibilidades de un evento de participación masiva. [129] La edición de 2023 de la carrera regresó a su fecha normal de primavera. [129]

Se prohibió la celebración del Maratón de Berlín de 2020 en sus fechas programadas originalmente. [130] Se cancelaría el 24 de junio.

El Maratón de la Ciudad de Nueva York de 2020 fue cancelado. [131]

El Maratón de Tokio de 2020 quedó restringido a competidores de élite únicamente. [132] El Maratón de Tokio de 2021 se pospuso hasta 2022 y el Maratón de Tokio de 2022 se canceló. [133]

El Maratón de Chicago de 2020 fue cancelado. [134]

El Maratón de Roma de 2020 fue cancelado, al igual que el Maratón Waterfront de Toronto . [135] [136]

El Maratón de la Abuela de 2020 , programado para el 20 de junio, fue cancelado por los organizadores más de 50 días antes de su inicio. El 31 de marzo anunciaron que el maratón, el medio maratón y los 5 km serían cancelados. [137]

Dos de las series de maratones Standard Chartered 2020, la Maratón de Hong Kong y la Maratón de Kuala Lumpur, fueron canceladas por el organizador debido a la incertidumbre del brote de COVID-19. [138] [139]

Se cancelaron las ediciones de 2020 y 2021 del Maratón Internacional de Big Sur . [140] [141]

El 2 de noviembre de 2020, los organizadores trasladaron el Maratón Publix de Atlanta 2021 (que normalmente se lleva a cabo dentro del condado de Fulton con un énfasis principal en el Parque Olímpico Centenario ) 50 km al sur hasta el Atlanta Motor Speedway de 840 acres en Hampton, Georgia ( condado de Henry ), donde se llevó a cabo en caminos de acceso y campamentos, y finalizó dentro del óvalo del autódromo. [ cita requerida ] [k]

El Maratón de Abu Dabi de 2020 , previsto para diciembre, se pospuso hasta 2021. [142]

La Maratón de los Dos Océanos de 2020 , prevista del 8 al 11 de abril, ha sido cancelada. [143] La edición de 2021 también fue cancelada. [144]

Los Maratones Camaradas de 2020 y 2021 fueron cancelados. [145] [146]

El Atlanta Track Club trasladó originalmente la Peachtree Road Race del 4 de julio al 26 de noviembre, pero la carrera se canceló el 19 de agosto de 2020. Los organizadores luego trasladaron la PNC Atlanta 10 Miler, que normalmente se lleva a cabo en Atlantic Station , a Michelin Raceway en Hall County , un circuito cerrado de deportes de motor dentro de un radio de 100 km de Atlanta . La carrera pasó a llamarse PNC Atlanta 10 Miler: Extreme Hills Edition y se corrió exclusivamente en el circuito de ruta, el pit lane y los cursos de la escuela de manejo. [ cita requerida ] [k]

La carrera Three Peaks Race de 2020 , originalmente programada para el 25 de abril, se ha pospuesto al 26 de septiembre. [147]

Fútbol australiano

Un partido de la AFL que se juega frente a una pequeña multitud en Adelaide Oval en septiembre de 2020

Al concluir su primera ronda de juegos (jugada del 19 al 22 de marzo), la temporada 2020 de la AFL se suspendió hasta el 11 de junio, mientras que la serie final de la temporada 2020 de la AFL femenina se canceló después de que se jugaran sus semifinales, sin que se otorgara el primer puesto. [148] Tanto las semifinales de la AFL femenina como la primera ronda de la temporada de la AFL se jugaron en estadios vacíos. La Copa Internacional de Fútbol Australiano 2020 , programada para celebrarse entre el 21 de julio y el 8 de agosto en Sunshine Coast, se pospuso inicialmente hasta 2021 y luego se canceló por completo. [149]

En cambio, el evento anual de inducción al Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Australiano se llevó a cabo durante cuatro noches como una serie de programas de televisión con visiones pregrabadas y entrevistas con los incluidos. [150] Los premios a las mejores y más justas jugadoras de la AFL también se cambiaron para que fueran un evento solo televisado, con las jugadoras transmitidas en vivo desde sus hogares. [151]

En los niveles inferiores a la AFL totalmente profesional, la mayoría de las ligas cancelaron toda su temporada [152] o retrasaron significativamente su inicio. [153] Los pagos a los jugadores se redujeron a cero en la Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Australia del Sur . [154]

La temporada 2020 de la AFL se reanudó más tarde; sin embargo, muchos partidos, particularmente en las primeras rondas, se jugaron sin público (o con un público significativamente restringido). La liga también redujo el tiempo de juego en un 20%, a cuatro cuartos de 16 minutos en lugar de cuartos de 20 minutos. También se agregaron otros cambios menores debido a la pandemia.

El 28 de junio, las autoridades del estado de Queensland anunciaron una prohibición de viajes hacia y desde el estado de Victoria . La AFL luego trasladó todos los juegos programados para Victoria a otros estados para esa semana y la semana siguiente. [155] Luego, el 15 de julio, la AFL anunció que todos los equipos con sede en Victoria se trasladarían a Queensland o Australia Occidental para el resto de la temporada. Esto se produjo debido a que Victoria ordenó un cierre de seis semanas para lidiar con un aumento en los casos. [156]

El 21 de julio, la AFL anunció un calendario acelerado para las rondas 9 a 12, con partidos jugados diariamente desde el 29 de julio hasta el 17 de agosto. Se jugaron dos partidos los lunes, miércoles y jueves seleccionados durante este período. Además, no se jugaron partidos en Nueva Gales del Sur debido a un aumento de casos de coronavirus en ese estado. [157]

Los partidos restantes de la temporada 2020 se jugaron principalmente en Queensland y Australia del Sur, así como en Australia Occidental y el Territorio del Norte. Los niveles de público fueron limitados, pero al concluir la temporada, más de 20.000 personas pudieron asistir a los partidos. La Gran Final de 2020 se celebró el 24 de octubre, aproximadamente un mes más tarde de lo habitual, en el Gabba , en Brisbane, Queensland , la primera vez que la gran final se jugó fuera de Victoria.

En 2021 , debido a un brote del virus en Victoria, [158] todos los juegos en el estado en la Ronda 11 no tuvieron multitudes, [159] y todos los juegos se jugaron fuera de Victoria en la Ronda 12. [160] Además, la Ronda 7 de la VFL y la Ronda 13 de la VFLW se pospusieron, [161] y en la Ronda 8 de la VFL, solo los juegos entre equipos no victorianos se llevaron a cabo según lo programado. [162] A medida que avanzaba la temporada, se estaba volviendo cada vez más claro que la Gran Final de 2021 no podría tener lugar frente a una multitud. Por segundo año consecutivo, se trasladó, esta vez al Estadio Optus en Perth .

La temporada 2022 pudo seguir adelante en gran medida según lo previsto debido a que el 95% de la población adulta estaba vacunada según el estándar de dos dosis. [163] La AFL mantuvo un estricto requisito de vacunación e implementó una generosa lista de complementos para compensar a los jugadores que se autoaislaron. La gran final de 2022 superó los 100.000 espectadores por primera vez desde 2019.

Pérdidas financieras

Al igual que muchas ligas deportivas profesionales, la AFL sufrió grandes pérdidas operativas durante los primeros dos años mientras luchaba por mitigar el daño financiero de la pandemia. En 2020, la AFL registró una pérdida de 22 millones de dólares australianos (16,5 millones de dólares estadounidenses ) [164] , mientras que en 2021 registró pérdidas adicionales de 43 millones de dólares australianos (32,3 millones de dólares estadounidenses ) [165] , lo que totalizó 65 millones de dólares australianos ( 48,9 millones de dólares estadounidenses ) en las temporadas más afectadas.

Bádminton

Originalmente, todos los torneos programados de la Federación Mundial de Bádminton se suspendieron hasta el 12 de abril debido a las preocupaciones por el coronavirus. [166] Los torneos afectados son Swiss Open , India Open , Orléans Masters , Malaysia Open y Singapore Open . Anteriormente, el organismo había suspendido el German Open [167] y pospuso el Lingshui China Masters de febrero a mayo de 2020. [168] La Copa Thomas & Uber 2020 estaba originalmente programada para el 15-23 de agosto, pero el 29 de abril se pospuso al 3-11 de octubre después de que Dinamarca extendiera la prohibición de "reuniones más grandes" hasta el 31 de agosto. El 15 de septiembre, se pospuso nuevamente y el 21 de diciembre se anunció que el torneo se llevaría a cabo del 9 al 17 de octubre de 2021.

Finalmente, se suspendieron todos los torneos hasta el 11 de octubre y las clasificaciones mundiales se congelaron desde el 17 de marzo de 2020 hasta el 2 de febrero de 2021.

Béisbol

Baloncesto

Biatlón

La Copa del Mundo de Biatlón 2019-2020 finalizó ocho días antes de lo previsto. La final de la Copa del Mundo en Noruega se canceló, al igual que el último día de la penúltima Copa del Mundo en Finlandia. [169]

Antes de las carreras en Finlandia y Noruega, las carreras de la Copa del Mundo en Nové Město , República Checa, del 5 al 8 de marzo, se celebraron sin espectadores. [170] [171]

La Copa del Mundo de Biatlón 2020-21 cambió algunas ubicaciones para minimizar los viajes entre sedes. [172] La Copa Junior IBU 2020-21 y algunos eventos de la Copa IBU 2020-21 fueron cancelados. [173]

Culturismo

Varios eventos competitivos en el culturismo competitivo internacional a nivel amateur y profesional han sufrido limitaciones, aplazamientos o incluso cancelaciones debido a las preocupaciones sobre la propagación del COVID-19. [ cita requerida ]

Debido a estas preocupaciones, el gobernador de Ohio, Mike DeWine, redujo el Arnold Sports Festival 2020 en Columbus, Ohio , el 3 de marzo, antes de que se informara de casos o muertes en el estado . La cancelación fue considerada ampliamente como "radical" en ese momento. [174] [175] La Fitness Expo (por orden del gobierno estatal) celebró las competiciones de culturismo y físico, incluido el Arnold Classic, sin espectadores, con excepciones para los padres y tutores de los menores que participaban en las competiciones. [176] Los Arnold Sports Festivals similares que se iban a celebrar en África, Australia y Sudamérica se pospusieron para más adelante en el año. [177]

El 16 de marzo de 2020, Jim Manion, presidente de la Liga Profesional IFBB y del Comité Nacional de Físico, anunció que las competiciones planificadas hasta el 10 de mayo de 2020 en los Estados Unidos se pospondrían para más adelante en el año o se cancelarían hasta la temporada 2021. [178]

Bochas

El Campeonato Mundial de Bolos al Aire Libre de 2020 , programado para celebrarse en Gold Coast del 23 de mayo al 7 de junio de 2020, [179] [180] se pospuso al 25 de mayo al 6 de junio de 2021 antes de cancelarse oficialmente el 9 de marzo de 2021. [181]

Castillos

En respuesta al cierre de las actividades extraescolares para niños en Cataluña , la Coordinadora de Colles Castelleres de Catalunya (CCCC), el órgano rector de los castells (torres humanas catalanas), emitió un comunicado el 10 de marzo de 2020, recomendando la suspensión de todas las prácticas y actuaciones de castells. [182] Posteriormente, el confinamiento impuesto en toda España cerró todas las actividades de castells en Cataluña a partir del 15 de marzo. [183] ​​El aplazamiento a 2022 del Concurso de Castells de Tarragona, previsto para el 3 y 4 de octubre de 2020, se anunció finalmente el 15 de julio de 2020. [184]

Otra importante fiesta castellsana, las Festes Decennals de la Mare de Déu de la Candela, que se celebran solo una vez cada diez años y están previstas del 29 de enero al 7 de febrero de 2021, también se pospusieron. Si se celebran en 2022 como estaba previsto provisionalmente, será la primera vez desde su fundación en 1791 que se celebren en un año que no termina en 1. [185]

Según el CCCC, el último abril sin castells fue el de 1966. [186]

Ajedrez

La 44ª Olimpiada de Ajedrez programada para realizarse en Moscú , Rusia , del 5 al 17 de agosto de 2020 se pospuso y se reprogramó para el verano de 2021. [187] [188]

El Torneo de Candidatos de la FIDE 2020 , celebrado en Ekaterimburgo , Rusia , se suspendió a mitad del torneo el 26 de marzo. La FIDE decidió posponer la segunda mitad del torneo después de que Rusia anunciara que interrumpiría el tráfico aéreo con otros países a partir del 27 de marzo. [189]

Deportes de combate

Cricket

Esquí de fondo

Copa del Mundo de Esquí de Fondo de la FIS 2019-20

El Festival de Esquí de Holmenkollen 2020 en Oslo , Noruega, parte de la Copa del Mundo de Esquí de Fondo FIS 2019-20 , se celebró del 7 al 8 de marzo, sin espectadores en la parte del estadio del Holmenkollen National Arena . [190]

Los dos últimos eventos de la temporada de la Copa del Mundo, el Sprint Tour 2020 (del 14 al 17 de marzo, en la ciudad de Quebec , Canadá y Minneapolis , Estados Unidos) y las finales de la Copa del Mundo 2020 (del 20 al 21 de marzo, en Canmore , Canadá), fueron cancelados el 12 y 13 de marzo. [191] [192] [193]

Copa del Mundo de Esquí de Fondo de la FIS 2020-21

La Asociación Sueca de Esquí decidió no enviar un equipo completo de esquiadores y personal de apoyo para la primera ronda de la Copa del Mundo de Esquí de Fondo FIS 2020-21 en Rukatunturi , Finlandia, del 27 al 29 de noviembre. [194]

La segunda ronda de la Copa del Mundo, que se celebraría en Lillehammer , Noruega, del 4 al 6 de diciembre, se pospuso el 12 de noviembre, debido al estado actual de las medidas de prevención del COVID-19, y se anunciará una nueva fecha más adelante. [195]

El 1 de diciembre, la Federación Noruega de Esquí (NSF) anunció que no enviaría a ningún esquiador a participar en los eventos de la Copa del Mundo en Davos , Suiza, y Dresde , Alemania, en diciembre, y posiblemente no participaría en el Tour de Ski , que está previsto que comience el 1 de enero de 2021. Espen Bjervig , gerente de la sección de esquí de fondo de la NSF, dijo que la decisión se basó en "el riesgo de viajar, hemos experimentado que mantener la distancia y evitar el contacto cercano en el estadio de la Copa del Mundo es más exigente de lo que asumimos al principio", y que "los atletas de resistencia tienen sus pulmones como herramienta, y no conocemos las secuelas del COVID-19. Por lo tanto, debemos tomar precauciones". [196]

El 2 de diciembre, la Asociación Sueca de Esquí y la Asociación Finlandesa de Esquí anunciaron que imitarían la decisión de Noruega y no enviarían esquiadores a los eventos de Davos y Dresde. El director de marketing de la Federación Internacional de Esquí (FIS), Jürg Capol, criticó a los tres países que se retiraron de los eventos y dijo: "Necesitamos solidaridad. Si no se da, será difícil encontrar organizadores (de competiciones) en el futuro", y agregó que "por supuesto, todas las naciones deben tomar sus propias decisiones. El problema no es que no puedan asistir a las competiciones, sino que ellos mismos han elegido no ir allí". [197]

El 4 de diciembre, la FIS canceló las carreras de la Copa del Mundo en Pekín , China, citando restricciones de viaje en medio de la pandemia de coronavirus, "incluida una cuarentena obligatoria de 14 días para todos los visitantes internacionales" en China. Las carreras se suponía que se llevarían a cabo del 19 al 21 de marzo y habrían actuado como un ensayo general para los próximos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2022 en Pekín. La FIS dijo que estaría buscando un anfitrión sustituto para las carreras. [198]

El 9 de diciembre, la NSF anunció que no enviaría ningún esquiador a participar en el Tour de Ski 2021. [ 199]

Campeonato Mundial de Esquí Nórdico FIS 2021

Está previsto que los Campeonatos del Mundo de Esquí Nórdico de la FIS 2021 , que se celebrarán del 22 de febrero al 7 de marzo en Oberstdorf (Alemania), se celebren según lo previsto. El organizador ha fijado un límite de dos mil espectadores en las pistas de esquí de fondo. [200]

Curling

La temporada de curling normalmente termina en mayo, pero la pandemia la acortó y terminó a principios de marzo. La Federación Mundial de Curling canceló los últimos cinco campeonatos programados para la temporada de curling 2019-20, los más importantes fueron el Campeonato Mundial Femenino de Curling 2020 , el Campeonato Mundial Masculino de Curling 2020 y el Campeonato Mundial de Curling de Dobles Mixtos 2020. [201] El Grand Slam de Curling canceló sus dos eventos restantes de la temporada 2019-20, la Copa de Campeones y el Campeonato de Jugadores . [202]

Para la temporada 2020-21, Curling Canada pospuso la Copa Canadá y canceló varios otros eventos como la Copa Continental (debido a restricciones de viajes internacionales), el Campeonato Canadiense de Curling Mixto , los Campeonatos Canadienses de Clubes de Curling , los Campeonatos Canadienses de Curling Juvenil y los Campeonatos Canadienses de Curling Sub-18 , entre otros. [203] [204] En diciembre de 2020, Curling Canada reubicó sus campeonatos restantes de 2021 en una burbuja en Calgary , incluido el Campeonato Mundial Masculino de Curling de 2021. [ 205]

El 2 de diciembre de 2020, la Federación Mundial de Curling pospuso el Campeonato Mundial de Curling en Silla de Ruedas B de 2021, el Campeonato Mundial de Curling Mixto en Silla de Ruedas inaugural de 2021 (aunque se refirió a él como una cancelación, World Curling declaró que estaba explorando la posibilidad de reprogramar el evento) y canceló el Campeonato Mundial de Curling Senior de 2021 por segundo año consecutivo, citando la necesidad de priorizar los eventos con implicaciones en la clasificación para los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Invierno de 2022. [206] Debido a la cancelación de los campeonatos mundiales de 2020 , se anunció que los seis mejores equipos de los campeonatos mundiales masculinos, femeninos y de dobles mixtos clasificarían a su respectivo Comité Olímpico Nacional para los Juegos Olímpicos (en lugar del plan anterior de usar los puntos obtenidos durante los campeonatos mundiales de 2020 y 2021), con un torneo de clasificación final celebrado en diciembre de 2021 para llenar los lugares restantes. [27]

El Campeonato Mundial de Curling Femenino de 2021 estaba originalmente programado para Suiza. Después de que las autoridades locales retiraran su consentimiento para albergar el torneo allí, la Federación Mundial de Curling anunció el 8 de febrero de 2021 que el torneo había sido cancelado. [207] Sin embargo, a principios de marzo, el torneo se restableció después de que Curling Canada se ofreciera a albergarlo también dentro de la burbuja de Calgary. [208] [209] Entre los campeonatos mundiales masculino y femenino, el Grand Slam of Curling también celebraría su Copa de Campeones y el Campeonato de Jugadores previamente cancelados . [210]

El Campeonato Mundial de Curling presentaría las primeras interrupciones de la competencia dentro de la burbuja debido a las pruebas positivas. Durante el campeonato masculino, los partidos de playoffs del 10 de abril se pospusieron debido a que se registraron múltiples pruebas positivas, incluido un miembro de un equipo de playoffs (que ya estaba vacunado y luego dio negativo), [211] [212] y cuatro entre jugadores de equipos eliminados. Las cuatro pruebas se consideraron posteriormente falsos positivos y el juego se reanudó al día siguiente. [213] [214] [211] Debido a las pruebas positivas entre el personal de transmisión del anfitrión, el Campeonato Mundial de Curling Femenino suspendió toda la cobertura televisiva del 2 al 6 de mayo, reanudándose a tiempo para las rondas de playoffs. [215]

Debido a la segunda ola de casos a nivel nacional, en diciembre de 2020 USA Curling canceló su Campeonato Seniors de 2020 y retrasó todos sus otros campeonatos nacionales a no antes de mayo de 2021. Como esto cae después de los campeonatos mundiales, USA Curling anunció que sus plazas se otorgarían a los equipos que representarían a los Estados Unidos en 2020. [216] [217] Los Campeonatos Nacionales Arena se cancelaron más tarde, y los campeonatos Junior y Mixtos se pospusieron para más adelante en el año. [218] [219] [220]

Las pruebas olímpicas canadienses de curling de 2021 se celebraron en Saskatchewan, [221] cuyas únicas restricciones a los eventos deportivos para noviembre de 2021 fueron el requisito de prueba de vacunación para los asistentes. [222] Sin embargo, la variante Ómicron comenzaría a provocar la cancelación de otros eventos, incluida la Copa Continental por segunda temporada consecutiva, [223] así como las pruebas olímpicas de dobles mixtos, [224] la mayoría de las eliminatorias provinciales para el Scotties Tournament of Hearts de 2022 , [225] [226] [227] el Campeonato Canadiense de Curling de Dobles Mixtos, los Campeonatos Universitarios de Curling de U Sports/Curling Canada , los Campeonatos de Curling de la Asociación Atlética de Colegios Canadienses y el Campeonato Canadiense de Curling en Silla de Ruedas . [228] El Scotties se celebró a puertas cerradas por segunda temporada consecutiva debido a las restricciones de Ontario, [229] [230] con una audiencia limitada de voluntarios del torneo y jugadores juveniles locales del área de Thunder Bay invitados a asistir a las rondas de playoffs. [231]

Ciclismo

Ciclismo de carretera

2020

Marc Hirschi , con mascarilla, es entrevistado tras la segunda etapa del Tour de Francia 2020. El periodista mantiene la distancia física con el ciclista mediante un palo con el micrófono en el extremo.

El UAE Tour de 2020 estaba programado para correr hasta el 29 de febrero, pero fue abandonado después de la quinta etapa después de que dos miembros del personal de apoyo dieron positivo por coronavirus. De las siguientes diecinueve carreras del UCI World Tour de 2020 programadas para llevarse a cabo hasta el 31 de mayo, solo Omloop Het Nieuwsblad y París-Niza , a las que también se les eliminó el último día de carrera, se llevaron a cabo en el momento previsto, algunas con la esperanza declarada de tener lugar en una fecha posterior. Las carreras pospuestas en este bloque incluyen el Giro de Italia de 2020 y cuatro de los cinco monumentos anuales, y muchas carreras de categoría inferior también fueron canceladas o pospuestas. También se cancelaron o pospusieron carreras del UCI Women's World Tour de 2020. [232] [ 233 ] [ 234 ] [235] [236] [237] [ 238] [239] [240] [241] [ citas excesivas ]

El 15 de marzo, la UCI solicitó suspender todos los eventos sancionados por la UCI en los territorios afectados hasta el 3 de abril, y que la clasificación para los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos de Tokio 2020 se detuviera retroactivamente a partir del 3 de marzo. [242] El 18 de marzo, la suspensión de eventos se extendió al menos hasta finales de abril. [243] El 1 de abril, la suspensión se extendió hasta el 1 de junio, [244] y el 15 de abril, se extendió hasta el 1 de julio para las carreras internacionales, y hasta el 1 de agosto para las carreras del UCI World Tour . [245]

El 14 de abril, el Tour de Francia anual , originalmente programado para el 27 de junio - 19 de julio, se pospuso debido a las estrictas medidas del país con el coronavirus, ya que el gobierno extendió la prohibición de reuniones masivas hasta julio. [246] Al día siguiente, ASO y UCI reprogramaron la carrera del 29 de agosto al 20 de septiembre, y finalmente se celebró en esa fecha. [245] Se llevó a cabo una carrera virtual cada fin de semana con ciclistas y equipos compitiendo entre sí desde sus casas. [247]

El 5 de mayo se publicó un calendario revisado tanto para hombres como para mujeres, que se actualizó el 12 de junio.

El 15 de julio comenzó la primera carrera sancionada por la UCI después de la suspensión, Dookoła Mazowsza . [248] La primera carrera del UCI World Tour después de la suspensión fue Strade Bianche el 1 de agosto, que se trasladó de su calendario original en marzo. [249]

El 23 de julio, las carreras GP de Québec y GP de Montréal programadas para septiembre en la ciudad de Quebec y Montreal fueron canceladas. [250] El 9 de octubre , la París-Roubaix y la edición inaugural de la París-Roubaix Femmes (originalmente programada para el 25 de octubre) se agregaron a la lista de carreras canceladas. [251]

2021

Para el UCI World Tour 2021 , los tres eventos del tour en Australia en enero-febrero ( Tour Down Under , Great Ocean Road Race y Herald Sun Tour ), y también Hamburg Cyclassics (agosto en Alemania), Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec y Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (septiembre en Canadá), Tour de Guangxi (octubre en China) fueron cancelados. [252] [253] [254] [255] Paris-Roubaix , originalmente programada para abril, se pospuso a octubre. [256] Muchas carreras de circuitos continentales y UCI ProSeries fueron canceladas, algunas carreras como Tour of Qinghai Lake (generalmente clase 2.HC) y Tour of Japan (2.1) se degradaron a la clase 2.2 y se llevaron a cabo con equipos nacionales solo durante las restricciones de viajes internacionales.

2022

Para el UCI World Tour de 2022 , los eventos australianos del tour se cancelaron una vez más debido a las restricciones locales; aunque se sugirió la posibilidad de realizar la Great Ocean Road Race más adelante en la temporada, finalmente se canceló por completo debido a la falta de fechas disponibles. [257] [258] El Tour Down Under fue reemplazado en ambos años por un "Festival de Ciclismo" encabezado por carreras de la National Road Series de Australia . [259] [260]

2023

Tras la novena etapa del Giro de Italia , Remco Evenepoel, maillot rosa, dio positivo por COVID-19 y se retiró de la carrera. [261]

2024

Algunos ciclistas, incluido Tom Pidcock, se retiraron del Tour de Francia por síntomas de COVID-19 [262] y el organizador de la carrera reintrodujo protocolos de protección. [263]

Bicicleta BMX

Los días de carrera de la Copa del Mundo de Supercross BMX UCI 2020 se cancelaron, incluidos los días 2 y 3 de mayo en Papendal, Países Bajos. [264]

El Campeonato Mundial de BMX UCI 2020 , programado para realizarse en Houston , Estados Unidos, del 26 al 31 de mayo, se pospone. [265]

Otro

La carrera de resistencia anual Cape Epic , prevista del 15 al 22 de marzo, fue cancelada. [266]

Dardos

El European Tour de la Professional Darts Corporation se vio afectado por el coronavirus; el European Darts Grand Prix 2020 , el European Darts Open 2020 y el German Darts Grand Prix 2020 se pospusieron debido a las restricciones a las reuniones implementadas por los gobiernos federales en Baden-Württemberg , Renania del Norte-Westfalia y Baviera , respectivamente. Los torneos se cancelaron oficialmente el 29 de mayo, y la PDC anunció que el European Tour se reduciría del plan inicial de trece eventos a cinco, incluido uno de antes de que entraran en vigor las restricciones. [267] Las dos rondas de la Premier League Darts 2020 que se celebrarían en Róterdam a finales de marzo se pospusieron a septiembre tras las restricciones a las reuniones en los Países Bajos; y la ronda que se celebraría en Newcastle una semana antes se pospuso posteriormente a octubre. Las siguientes cinco rondas, en Belfast , Sheffield , Manchester , Berlín y Birmingham también se pospusieron a fechas posteriores, y las fechas de Sheffield ahora sirven como ronda de play-off. Se pospusieron todos los eventos ProTour desde el 16 de marzo hasta finales de junio. [268]

El 15 de julio se anunció que las rondas de la Premier League Darts 2020 que se celebrarían en Róterdam, Birmingham, Belfast, Leeds y Berlín se cancelarían y, en su lugar, se jugarían en el Marshall Arena en Milton Keynes. Además, los play-offs se trasladaron de nuevo a Londres. El 17 de agosto, las rondas en Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle y Sheffield se cancelaron y, en su lugar, también se jugarían en Milton Keynes. Finalmente, el 30 de septiembre, los play-offs se trasladaron al Ricoh Arena en Coventry. El World Matchplay 2020 también se trasladó a Milton Keynes y se celebró a puerta cerrada, en lugar de la sede habitual de Blackpool . La Champions League of Darts 2020 se canceló y la PDC World Cup of Darts se pospuso de junio a noviembre y se trasladó de Hamburgo , Alemania originalmente a Graz , Austria, antes de trasladarse de nuevo a Salzburgo . [267]

El primer evento planeado en la Serie Mundial de Dardos de 2020 , el US Darts Masters, fue cancelado para 2020, y el Nordic Darts Masters de 2020 se pospuso originalmente de junio a octubre antes de ser cancelado el 14 de agosto. Los tres eventos australianos La filial norteamericana de la PDC, la Championship Darts Corporation, canceló el primer fin de semana de su temporada en Ontario , y la gira DartPlayers, afiliada de Nueva Zelanda, finalizó para 2019/20 tras la cancelación de los eventos en Queenstown . [267]

El Campeonato Mundial de Dardos PDC 2021 inicialmente pudo albergar a 1000 espectadores bajo las restricciones de "Nivel 2" inglesas . Sin embargo, el evento se trasladó a puertas cerradas después de que el gobierno anunciara que Londres pasaría a las restricciones de Nivel 3 que prohibían las reuniones en interiores. [269]

Golf de disco

Deportes electrónicos

El impacto de la pandemia en los deportes electrónicos ha afectado principalmente a los eventos y ligas que organizan competiciones en persona (normalmente para reducir la latencia entre jugadores que puede afectar a los juegos jugados a través de Internet y para permitir una audiencia en persona de manera similar a los eventos deportivos tradicionales), lo que provocó cancelaciones y aplazamientos, y competiciones celebradas a puerta cerrada, ya sea en el sentido tradicional, o con la competición realizada íntegramente a través de Internet en lugar de en persona, con transmisiones en directo (como es habitual en los deportes electrónicos). [270] [271] [272]

Sportcal sugirió que la industria de los deportes electrónicos tenía la oportunidad de atraer a los fanáticos de los deportes tradicionales como una "alternativa viable" a los eventos deportivos tradicionales. [273] El director ejecutivo de Roundhill Investments, Will Hershey, predijo que los juegos que son fáciles de entender para los espectadores ocasionales (como los juegos de deportes) podrían ver un interés particular entre esta nueva audiencia. [271]

Cruce con deportes tradicionales

La suspensión de las competiciones deportivas permitió a los atletas profesionales aumentar su participación en la transmisión de videojuegos como un medio para interactuar con los fanáticos. [271] Las organizaciones de deportes electrónicos también invitaron a los atletas profesionales a competir en competiciones específicas (a menudo junto con, o en competencia con jugadores profesionales); FaZe Clan organizó un pro-am benéfico de Call of Duty: Warzone llamado "Fight 2 Fund" en apoyo a organizaciones benéficas relacionadas con COVID-19, donde los jugadores profesionales se asociaron con participantes famosos (como Ben Simmons , Chad Johnson y JuJu Smith-Schuster ), [271] y varias competiciones de carreras de simulación invitaron de manera similar a conductores de carreras profesionales. [274] [275]

Algunos equipos deportivos aprovecharon los juegos deportivos de manera similar, como los Phoenix Suns que realizaron transmisiones de NBA 2K20 con jugadores invitados, entre los equipos contra los que los Suns tenían programado jugar esa noche si la temporada de la NBA hubiera continuado. [276] [277] Esto culminó con un juego transmitido por los comentaristas de radio del equipo en la estación insignia del equipo, KMVP-FM . [277] La ​​NFL canceló su juego Pro Bowl 2021 y lo reemplazó con un evento Madden NFL 21 , con jugadores de la NFL y otras celebridades controlando la lista del Pro Bowl (votada por los fanáticos como de costumbre) en un juego Pro Bowl "virtual". [278]

Los locutores deportivos también aprovecharon los deportes electrónicos como una forma de programación de reemplazo , y las ligas se asociaron para realizar torneos televisados ​​​​en juegos deportivos con sus jugadores o, en algunos casos (como ESPN2 transmitiendo simultáneamente la League of Legends Championship Series 2020 ) adquiriendo eventos profesionales de deportes electrónicos para transmitirlos por televisión. [279] [280] La IndyCar Series y NASCAR anunciaron asociaciones con la plataforma de carreras de simulación iRacing para realizar eventos de invitación en línea con los habituales de la serie. [281] [282] El evento inaugural de la eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series atrajo una audiencia televisiva de 903.000 en Fox Sports 1 , lo que lo convirtió en la transmisión de deportes electrónicos más vista en la televisión lineal de EE. UU. desde un torneo Mortal Kombat X de 2016 transmitido por The CW . Este récord se superó la semana siguiente con una carrera de Texas Motor Speedway, también transmitida por la cadena principal Fox , que atrajo a 1.339 millones de espectadores. [283]

Después de una buena acogida, se anunció una segunda serie de 10 eventos de eNASCAR iRacing para 2021, principalmente para completar el inventario de televisión con sus socios de medios Fox y NBC (ya que NASCAR ha continuado con su protocolo COVID-19 de no realizar sesiones de práctica o clasificación en los eventos). La serie se desarrolla en las noches de los miércoles seleccionados durante la temporada de NASCAR, principalmente presentando pistas existentes con un cambio en su superficie o configuración del vehículo. [284]

Esgrima

El 3 de marzo de 2020, la Federación Internacional de Escrime (FIE) emitió su primer boletín sobre precauciones por la COVID-19. [285] El 10 de marzo, la FIE recomendó encarecidamente que todos los participantes en sus competiciones (atletas y otros miembros de las delegaciones nacionales) completaran y llevaran consigo un cuestionario sobre su estado de salud. [286] El 12 de marzo, una circular de la FIE informó del aplazamiento de seis competiciones de la Copa del Mundo o del Gran Premio y del Campeonato Mundial Júnior/Cadete. [287] Dado que los eventos de la Copa del Mundo y del Gran Premio formaban parte de las clasificaciones para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 , la circular advirtió sobre la necesidad de posponer el torneo de clasificación zonal para los Juegos Olímpicos. No se dieron noticias sobre otros eventos y su posible aplazamiento o cancelación. [ cita requerida ]

La FIE informó en su sitio web [288] el aplazamiento de los Juegos Olímpicos, pero aún no ha dado ninguna información sobre el Campeonato Mundial de Esgrima , que se supone que se celebrará en años no olímpicos, por lo que hay un Campeonato planificado para 2021 (asignado a El Cairo), pero no un Campeonato de 2020. [ cita requerida ]

Cada país tomó decisiones diferentes. Por ejemplo, el 4 de abril la Federación Italiana Scherma anunció que suspendía todas las competiciones hasta el 31 de agosto. [289]

Hockey sobre césped

Muchas ligas de hockey sobre césped en Europa han sido suspendidas o limitadas, incluso en España, [290] Inglaterra, [291] Alemania, [292] y los Países Bajos. [293]

Las temporadas 2019-20 de la Final 8 de la Euro Hockey League y 2020 de la Euro Hockey League Femenina se suspendieron el 12 de marzo. [294] El Trofeo I del EuroHockey Club Masculino 2020 , el Trofeo II del EuroHockey Club Masculino 2020 , el Campeonato Juvenil de EuroHockey Masculino 2020 y el Campeonato Juvenil de EuroHockey Femenino 2020 fueron cancelados. [295] [296]

En Asia, la Copa Asiática de Hockey Juvenil Masculina de 2020 , el Trofeo de Campeones Asiáticos Femenino de 2020 y la Copa Asiática de Hockey Juvenil Femenina de 2020 se pospusieron. [297] [298] La Copa Sultan Azlan Shah de 2020 se pospuso originalmente al 24 de septiembre. [299] Pero el 2 de mayo la Copa Sultan Azlan Shah fue cancelada oficialmente. [300]

Patinaje artístico

Temporada 2019-20

El Campeonato Mundial Juvenil 2020 , celebrado del 2 al 8 de marzo en Tallin , Estonia , fue el último gran evento que se celebró en medio de las crecientes preocupaciones por la pandemia. Todos los eventos restantes del calendario de la temporada, incluido el Campeonato Mundial , fueron cancelados.

El Campeonato Mundial de Patinaje Artístico de 2020 , originalmente programado para el 16 al 22 de marzo de 2020 en Montreal , Canadá , fue pospuesto por primera vez el 11 de marzo por el Ministerio de Salud de Quebec. [301] El 12 de abril de 2020, el vicepresidente de patinaje artístico de la ISU , Alexander Lakernik, dijo a los medios que las posibilidades de reprogramar el campeonato eran escasas, debido a la pandemia en curso. [302] La ISU confirmó una cancelación completa del evento, sin posibilidad de posponerlo a una fecha posterior, el 16 de abril de 2020. [303]

Temporada 2020-21

La serie ISU Junior Grand Prix 2020-21 se canceló el 20 de julio de 2020. [304] Más de la mitad de los eventos de la ISU Challenger Series 2020-21 también fueron cancelados por las federaciones anfitrionas o pospuestos a una fecha posterior no especificada. Los eventos de la Challenger Series se llevaron a cabo como eventos individuales y, por lo tanto, no otorgaron premios en efectivo en función de la clasificación general de la serie.

Los eventos del Grand Prix de Patinaje Artístico ISU 2020-21 se modificaron en gran medida para adaptarse a las restricciones de viaje en curso y el evento culminante de la serie, la Final del Grand Prix 2020-21 , se pospuso de su fecha original del 10 al 13 de diciembre en Beijing , China . [305] El 14 de octubre de 2020, el segundo evento de la serie Grand Prix, el Skate Canada International 2020 , fue cancelado por la federación anfitriona . [306] El 19 de octubre de 2020, el cuarto evento de la serie, los Internationaux de France 2020 , también fue cancelado. [307] En noviembre, la Final del Grand Prix se eliminó por primera vez de celebrarse en China por completo, antes de cancelarse definitivamente el 10 de diciembre de 2020. [308] [309]

El 16 de octubre de 2020 , la ISU anunció la cancelación de los Campeonatos de los Cuatro Continentes de 2021. [310] El 24 de noviembre de 2020, también se cancelaron los Campeonatos Mundiales Juveniles de 2021. [311] El 10 de diciembre de 2020, los Campeonatos Europeos de 2021 se convirtieron en el tercer evento de los Campeonatos ISU de la temporada en ser cancelado. [309]

Los Campeonatos Mundiales de 2021 se celebraron según lo programado a pesar de las preocupaciones de los atletas, los aficionados y los medios de comunicación, con los protocolos COVID-19 vigentes. [312] Durante el evento, dos atletas y una tercera persona desconocida dieron positivo por COVID-19, y al menos otro atleta dio positivo en las semanas posteriores a la competición. [313] [314]

Varios países pospusieron o cancelaron sus campeonatos nacionales . US Figure Skating reubicó los Campeonatos de Estados Unidos de 2021 para poder crear un entorno de burbuja aislado similar al de Skate America 2020 , ambos celebrados en el Orleans Arena de Las Vegas. [315]

Debido a la disponibilidad limitada de los patinadores para viajar a las competiciones, la ISU anunció que no se otorgarían puntos de la Clasificación Mundial ISU ni de la Clasificación Mundial de la Temporada en los eventos de principios de temporada, incluidas la Serie Challenger ISU y el Grand Prix ISU . Las puntuaciones obtenidas en los eventos nacionales del Grand Prix tampoco contaban como puntuaciones oficiales de la ISU a los efectos de alcanzar los requisitos mínimos de TES o como mejores marcas personales o de la temporada. [316]

Temporada 2021-22

La serie ISU Junior Grand Prix 2021-22 se llevó a cabo en gran medida según lo programado (el segundo evento se trasladó de Canadá a Francia), pero varios países no pudieron asistir a ciertas paradas debido a restricciones de viaje, lo que resultó en la creación de un proceso de reasignación de cupos caso por caso. [317] [318] [319] Otras federaciones, incluidas la Federación Japonesa de Patinaje y la Asociación China de Patinaje , optaron por renunciar a la serie por completo. [320] De manera similar, la Serie ISU Challenger 2021-22 también pudo llevarse a cabo en gran medida según lo programado, con la excepción del CS Nepela Memorial 2021 cancelado ; sin embargo, varios eventos no pudieron atraer una cantidad suficiente de inscripciones para calificar para el estado Challenger.

El 16 de agosto de 2021, la ISU anunció la cancelación de la Copa de China 2021 , citando el número limitado de vuelos internacionales a China y las estrictas restricciones de la pandemia de COVID-19 . [321] La ISU anunció el Gran Premio de Italia 2021 como evento de reemplazo el 27 de agosto después de solicitar solicitudes de anfitriones alternativos. [322] El 2 de diciembre, la ISU anunció el aplazamiento de la Final del Gran Premio 2021-22 y la Final del Gran Premio Junior en Osaka, debido a las restricciones de viaje impuestas por el gobierno japonés en respuesta a la variante Ómicron recién descubierta . La ISU dejó abierta la posibilidad de que el evento pudiera reprogramarse cerca del final de la temporada, [323] pero finalmente anunció el 17 de diciembre que el Gran Premio había sido cancelado por completo, ya que era "imposible encontrar una solución para mantener este Evento". [324]

El 13 de septiembre de 2021, la Asociación China de Patinaje se retiró de la organización del Campeonato de los Cuatro Continentes de 2022. [325] La proximidad del evento en cuanto a fecha y lugar a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2022 planteó dudas sobre si China podría celebrar los Juegos Olímpicos de manera segura. [326] La ISU volvió a solicitar a otros miembros de la ISU que presentaran solicitudes como anfitriones alternativos. Después de no recibir solicitudes de miembros elegibles, la ISU trasladó el evento, destinado a patinadores no europeos, a Tallin , Estonia , que albergaría el Campeonato Europeo de Patinaje Artístico de 2022 una semana antes. [327]

Varios países pospusieron o cancelaron sus campeonatos nacionales , incluidos Australia y China , por segunda temporada consecutiva.

Fútbol sala

El 9 de marzo de 2020, la FIFA y la AFC anunciaron que el Campeonato de Futsal de la AFC 2020 en Ashgabat se pospuso del 5 al 16 de agosto. [328] [329] [330]

Fútbol gaélico

El 17 de marzo, la Asociación Atlética Gaélica (GAA) confirmó que el partido inaugural del Campeonato de Fútbol Senior All-Ireland de 2020 , que debía haberse celebrado en el Gaelic Park del Bronx el 3 de mayo, había sido pospuesto. [331]

Golf

Muchos torneos de golf de élite, tanto profesionales como amateurs, han sido pospuestos o cancelados en respuesta a la pandemia, incluidos los campeonatos principales . [332] El 13 de marzo, se anunció que el Torneo de Maestros (programado para el 9 al 12 de abril) había sido pospuesto. [333] [334] El Campeonato de la PGA de 2020 (programado para el 11 al 17 de mayo) se pospuso la semana siguiente. [335] El 6 de abril, el R&A anunció la cancelación del Campeonato Abierto de 2020 , la primera cancelación desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. [336] Esto fue seguido pronto por el anuncio de la USGA de la reprogramación del US Open 2020 del 18 al 21 de junio al 17-20 de septiembre (la semana anterior a la Ryder Cup 2020 , que se pospuso por un año cuando los organizadores eligieron la cancelación para jugar el evento a puertas cerradas [337] ) y del 12 al 15 de noviembre para el Masters (la primera iteración del torneo que se jugará en noviembre) y del 6 al 9 de agosto para el Campeonato de la PGA. [338] Los majors femeninos se han visto afectados de manera similar, y el LPGA Tour pospuso el ANA Inspiration hasta septiembre. [339]

El 12 de marzo de 2020, a mitad de la primera ronda del Players Championship 2020 , el PGA Tour anunció que el resto del torneo y los siguientes tres eventos, el Valspar Championship , el WGC Match Play y el Valero Texas Open , continuarían sin asistencia de aficionados. Posteriormente, tras la finalización del juego del día, el tour decidió cancelar el resto del torneo y los tres eventos siguientes. [340] [341] El 17 de marzo, el tour anunció la cancelación de todos los torneos programados hasta el 10 de mayo. [342] El European Tour también ha cancelado o pospuesto muchos torneos, principalmente los programados desde mediados de marzo hasta finales de mayo, [343] incluido el Irish Open , un evento de la Rolex Series . [344] El Ladies European Tour pospuso originalmente el Campeonato Evian 2020 , originalmente programado para el 23-26 de julio, al 6-9 de agosto, [345] pero el 9 de junio anunció que el torneo (uno de los dos majors femeninos fuera de los Estados Unidos) había sido cancelado. [346] El Campeonato Abierto Femenino todavía se jugó, a pesar de la cancelación de su evento masculino original. [347]

Otros importantes tours profesionales anunciaron medidas similares, al igual que los organismos responsables de organizar los principales eventos amateurs. [332] El 1 de abril, la R&A y la USGA anunciaron conjuntamente que la Curtis Cup se posponía hasta 2021, y los campeonatos amateurs británicos masculinos y femeninos se reprogramaban de junio a agosto. [348] El LPGA Tour canceló tres torneos y pospuso otros cinco, incluido el ANA Inspiration, [339] [332] y el Japan LPGA Tour canceló doce torneos programados de marzo a mayo. [349]

El 16 de abril de 2020, el PGA Tour anunció un calendario condensado para una reanudación propuesta del juego el 11 de junio con el Charles Schwab Challenge en Fort Worth, Texas . El objetivo era jugar la mayoría de los torneos restantes de la temporada 2019-20 (preservando al menos tres cuartas partes del calendario original en total), concluyendo con los Playoffs de la FedEx Cup y el Tour Championship de final de temporada el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo , seguido inmediatamente por el comienzo de la temporada 2020-21 (cuyo calendario inicial se realineó para acomodar los majors reprogramados) con el Safeway Open . Los funcionarios planearon organizar torneos a puerta cerrada sin espectadores en el campo. Se esperaba que los espectadores regresaran para el Memorial Tournament , pero el 14 de julio se anunció que los torneos restantes de la temporada 2019-20 se jugarían a puerta cerrada. El retraso adicional tenía como objetivo darle al Tour más tiempo para los preparativos, así como aprovechar las semanas abiertas por la cancelación y los aplazamientos de los torneos mayores y los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano ; solo uno de los tres torneos mayores restantes, el Campeonato de la PGA, cayó dentro del resto del calendario de la temporada 2019-20. [350] [351]

El Sanford International en Sioux Falls, Dakota del Sur , un evento del PGA Tour Champions en septiembre, se convirtió en el primer evento sancionado por el PGA Tour en permitir espectadores desde la pandemia. El Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship se convirtió en el primer torneo con un pro-am desde la pandemia, el Bermuda Championship 2020 fue el primer torneo con espectadores en el principal tour (500 espectadores por día) y el Vivint Houston Open de la Houston Astros Foundation fue el primer torneo nacional en permitir espectadores (2000 por día). Luego, el PGA Tour comenzó a permitir espectadores en el Phoenix Open en febrero de 2021, donde en marzo todos los eventos del PGA Tour estaban abiertos a los espectadores.

A charity skins game, TaylorMade Driving Relief, was held 17 May at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, featuring Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff; simulcast by NBC, Golf Channel, and NBCSN, it was the first televised event at Seminole, and the first in the United States since the suspension of PGA Tour play.[352][353] A sequel to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson's 2018 match play event The Match, The Match: Champions for Charity, was announced for 24 May in a simulcast across WarnerMedia Entertainment networks, with the two participating in a four-ball match at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, with NFL quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as their respective partners.[354]

Fox Sports opted out of its 12-year contract to broadcast the championships of the USGA and sold the rights to NBC Sports, with reports suggesting that Fox did not want to work around programming conflicts with its NFL and college football coverage, and that the USGA vetoed a proposal to move the tournament entirely to pay television channel Fox Sports 1.[355][356]

Recreational golf was also affected, with many countries and regions ordering the closure of golf clubs and courses.[357][358][359] To enforce social distancing, regulations in some areas required golf clubs to stagger tee times or restrict how services such as pro shops and golf carts are used. The game was played under no-touch rules. Ball washers and bunker rakes were decommissioned and "pin in" rules were placed on the green. To accommodate no-touch golf, holes were modified with an elevated rim or made shallow with a piece of foam (most often a cut pool noodle) or drain pipe or a safety plate. Some courses deployed a lift system that could be lifted with a putter head. If the edge of the hole was above the ground level, the ball is deemed to have been holed if the ball comes in contact with the raised rim or cylinder.[360][361][362]

On 5 June 2021, after completion of the third round of the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour, Jon Rahm was notified that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Rahm was leading the Memorial Tournament by 6 strokes before having to withdraw due to Tour protocols. Rahm became the first positive, asymptomatic case as part of the tour's routine, contact-tracing protocols.[363]

In 2022, the 2022 LPGA Tour cancelled the Buick LPGA Shanghai, while the WGC tour cancelled the HSBC Champions, both set for China in the autumn. The CJ Cup, originally planned for South Korea, will be moved to the Savannah, Georgia region for the 2023 tournament in October 2022. The Savannah areah already hosts the RBC Heritage in April, with a tournament in Gillisonville, which for the second consecutive year hosts a replacement tournament. (The Palmetto Championship was held in Gillisonville as a replacement for the RBC Canadian Open in 2021.)

A special rule change was made for the 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, under which the 30 players who qualified for the 2020 Tour Championship would be allowed to participate due to the reduced schedule.[364] On August 23, 2022, the PGA Tour announced the pandemic-induced rule change would be used starting in 2023.[365]

Greyhound racing

The 2020 English Greyhound Derby was postponed on 16 March.[366] The Arena Racing Company tracks announced a behind closed doors policy from 24 March[367] and racing in Ireland continued behind closed doors.[368] Subsequently, all racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland was postponed[369] until 1 June.

On 12 June it was announced that the 2020 English Greyhound Derby will be run on 31 October.

Gridiron football

Gymnastics

Artistic

Multiple international artistic gymnastics competitions, many of which were Olympic qualifying events, were either canceled or postponed. On 13 March, after already having completed qualifications, the Baku World Cup canceled its event finals.[370] The Stuttgart, Birmingham, and Tokyo World Cups (scheduled to take place between 21 March – 5 April) were all postponed to 2021.[371][372][373]

The 2020 European Women's Championships (scheduled to take place 30 April – 3 May in Paris, France) and the 2020 European Men's Championships (scheduled to take place 27–31 May in Baku, Azerbaijan) were both cancelled.[374] They were later both rescheduled to be held on 17–20 December and 9–13 December, respectively, in Mersin, Turkey after Baku considered hosting the replacement competitions.[375] Originally Olympic qualifying events, the competitions were undesignated as such in light of the ongoing pandemic, so as to avoid pressuring member federations to attend if they were not willing to do so.[376]

The Pacific Rim Championships (scheduled to take place 17–19 April in Tauranga, New Zealand) was postponed until April 2021.[377] On 2 September 2020, Gymnastics New Zealand announced that it was withdrawing from hosting and cancelled the competition.[378]

Handball

The 25–29 March, 2020 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches in Rotterdam, the Netherlands were cancelled.[379]

The 2021 World Men's Handball Championship took place as planned, albeit without spectators,[380] and was soon affected in that several teams withdrew before and during the championship.[381][382]

Horse racing

Horse racing is one sport that was less directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic than most others; some countries and regions never stopped operating horse racing events, and racing was one of the first sports to be resumed in other regions.

In the early stages of the outbreak, most horse racing events remained scheduled as normal, but with restricted attendance at racecourses. This included Hong Kong, France,[383] Japan,[384] United Arab Emirates,[385] United States, Australia,[386] Ireland,[387] United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand, and Singapore.

The Macau Jockey Club suspended racing events from 31 January to 15 February and resumed racing from 22 February. The Korea Racing Authority suspended horse racing from 8 March. Sunland Park Racetrack in the United States canceled its race meeting from 16 March, which included the Sunland Derby, part of the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby.[388] Many tracks in North America followed suit over the following weeks, although some remained open depending on state-by-state decisions. In Britain, although the Cheltenham Festival proceeded as normal in mid-March,[389] the Grand National meeting at Aintree in April was cancelled.[390] By mid-March Ireland had become the only major horse racing country in Europe where the sport continued, albeit strictly regulated and behind closed doors.[391] Ireland finally closed down racing on 25 March.[392]

Churchill Downs announced that the 2020 Kentucky Derby, normally the first leg of the American Triple Crown, would be delayed to 5 September.[393][394] They had hoped to run the rescheduled race before a live (though reduced) crowd – this plan was eventually abandoned due to an increase in cases in the Louisville area.[395] The change in dates for the Derby caused a cascading effect through the 2020 racing schedule, with the Maryland Jockey Club delaying the 2020 Preakness Stakes to 3 October. The Belmont Stakes, normally the third leg of the Triple Crown, was run at a shortened distance of 1+18 miles on 20 June as the first leg.[396]

On 22 March, it was announced that the Dubai World Cup, due to celebrate its 25th anniversary running on 28 March, had been cancelled.[397]

On 7 April, Jockey Club Racecourses announced that the first four Classics of the British flat racing season – the 2000 and 1000 Guineas, scheduled to be held on 2–3 May, and the Epsom Oaks and Derby, scheduled to be held on 5–6 June – would be postponed until later in the season. Ascot Racecourse also announced that Royal Ascot, scheduled to be held from 16 to 20 June, would take place behind closed doors if it gets the go-ahead.[398][399]

To reduce the risk of transmission, horsemen may be limited from traveling to some racecourses or other horse racing facilities.[400] Hong Kong-based jockey Keith Yeung felt unwell on 22 March night, but his test for COVID-19 PCR was negative.[401] On 26 March, jockey Javier Castellano was the first American-based jockey to announce that he had tested positive.[402] In July, fifteen jockeys in the Del Mar riding colony tested positive, forcing a brief closure of the Del Mar meeting.[403]

Some stakes races' prize money were reduced. In Randwick Racecourse, Racing NSW announced all Group One and some Group two races in The Champions meeting prize reduced 50%.[404] Inglis Easter Yearlings Sales are many others horse auction held at fully online. While France Galop resume racing from 11 May, but their prize money dropped by 20–40%.[405] All Royal Ascot Group One races prize money are reduced to 250,000 GBP only.

In the U.S., horse racing gained an increased following as a form of live sports content on television, with efforts by the New York Racing Association and TVG Network (which reached agreements with Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN respectively to help fill schedules with simulcast programming) to try to attract new viewers and customers for off-track betting at tracks still in operation. Mainstream attention to horse racing in the United States is usually focused upon the Triple Crown, and to a lesser degree the Breeders' Cup. Simulcasts also increased the prominence of lesser-known venues such as Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska—which optimized its schedule for off-track betting, and saw its average daily parimutuel handle surpass its previous single-day record of US$1.2 million on a regular basis.[406][407][408]

Cancelled race meetings and reopenings[409]
United States and Canada
Worldwide
Meetings that remained open[436]

Hurling

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) suspended the 2020 season on 12 March.[440] The remainder of the season was scrapped, in order to focus on a return to play for the 2022 NLL season in December 2021.

The 2020 college lacrosse season was ended by the NCAA's cancellation of all championships in Spring sports.[441][442]

Major League Lacrosse announced the postponement of the start of the 2020 season on 3 April in a statement from commissioner Alexander Brown. The season was set to begin on 30 May, and then rescheduled to a shortened format from 16 to 26 July with all players and coaches being quarantined. The 6 teams participated in a two-day training camp on 16–17 July, then a shortened season leading to a playoff crowning the Boston Cannons champions on 26 July.

The Premier Lacrosse League announced the postponement of the start of the 2020 season on 10 April.[443] The League announced the modified season that would take place called the PLL Championship Series on 6 May.[444] The series ran from 25 July through 9 August just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, at Zions Bank Stadium with the teams being quarantined and playing in absence of fans.[445] The 7 teams competed in a 14-game round-robin format to determine the standings for a single elimination tournament. On 9 August, the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club became the champions of the 2020 PLL season, defeating Chaos Lacrosse Club with a final score of 12–6 [446]

Motorsport

Netball

In the United Kingdom the 2020 Netball Superleague season was suspended in March after three rounds and terminated in May 2020.[447] The 2021 season is being held behind closed doors.[448]

The 2020 Edition of the Constellation Cup played between Australia and New Zealand was cancelled "... due to several factors including COVID-19 requirements and player welfare."[449]

Poker

As of 18 March most casinos and other gaming venues worldwide have been closed indefinitely, and many upcoming live poker tournaments have been either postponed, canceled, or (in jurisdictions where currently permitted) moved to an online platform. Tournaments originally scheduled to be played live are now being played online, including the 2020 Irish Poker Open.[450]

On 20 April, the 2020 World Series of Poker was postponed.[451]

The pandemic has resulted in a massive increase in online poker traffic.[452] It is believed to have directed both professional and recreational players who normally prefer live poker to online platforms due to the indefinite closure of most casinos and other live gaming venues worldwide, with even many unlicensed venues shutting down. In addition, the sudden dearth of live entertainment options due to the widespread disruption of the sports and entertainment schedules around the world is believed to have resulted in more than the usual number of casual players turning to online poker as an alternative. Many operators reported traffic of double or more the previous volume, depending on the time of day. [citation needed]

Real Tennis

The 2020 Real Tennis World Championship, scheduled to be held at Prested Hall in Feering, Essex, United Kingdom was postponed on 12 March 2020 to October 2020 due to bans on indoor gatherings and sport and international travel restrictions.[453] The championships were further postponed to May 2021.[454] and again to September 2022. Additionally, other major tournaments including the 2020 French Open and Champions Trophy were cancelled outright.

Rodeo

The 2020 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was canceled on its ninth day after a festival attendee was diagnosed positive with the virus.[455]

The 2020 Calgary Stampede was canceled.[456]

The Professional Bull Riders organised its Atlanta event 14–15 March behind closed doors, then initially planned to hold events in Colorado. The organisation shut down and initially planned to hold events in a bubble-type atmosphere at the PBR Performance Center in Pueblo, Colorado, before then planning to resume 2 April at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Those events were subsequently postponed and the first of three Lazy E Arena events was held 25–26 April, with a week off before PBR organised two more events at the same venue on consecutive weeks. PBR eventually held a team event at South Point Arena in Las Vegas during June, again behind closed doors, before welcoming spectators back in July at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. PBR subsequently cancelled all majors and moved the World Finals to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The team event would be instituted as an off-season league between the shortened 2022 season and the start of the 2022–23 wraparound season (PBR League), and the World Finals have since been moved under the new format to Dickies Arena in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Rowing

Four Olympic qualification regattas were cancelled, including the final qualification event scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland, from 17 to 19 May. All three events of the 2020 World Rowing Cup were also cancelled.[457]

The Boat Race 2020, due to take place on the River Thames in London on 29 March, was cancelled.[458]

The Boat Race 2021 was held behind closed doors on 4 April on the River Great Ouse in Ely, Cambridgeshire.[459]

Rugby league

The Australian/New Zealand National Rugby League was scheduled to continue with no spectators permitted in the stadiums; however, the entire season was suspended indefinitely on 23 March 2020.[460] In line with an overall easing of restrictions in Australia, plans were announced which would see the season restarted from approximately 28 May.[461]The NRL season recommenced on 28 May with a round 3 game played in Brisbane between the Brisbane Broncos and Parramatta Eels.[462] The match was played behind closed doors, and became the most-watched regular season NRL game since 2014.[463][464]

In the northern hemisphere, Super League and the Rugby Football League's Championship and League 1 suspended their seasons until 3 April as a result of the spread of coronavirus.[465] This was later revised to 2 August for Super League, whilst the Championship and League 1 were cancelled. The 2020 Kangaroo tour of England, which was scheduled to include three test matches between England and Australia in October and November, was cancelled on 1 June.[466]

In June 2020, the NRL received approval to begin admitting small amounts of spectators.[467] The 2020 State of Origin series was delayed to November,[468] and was played with gradually increasing numbers of spectators. The final game was played at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium with a near-capacity crowd of 49,155 spectators, making it one of the largest-attended sporting events since the onset of the pandemic.[469]

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup was to be played in England in October 2021; on 5 August 2021, it was announced that the tournament would be postponed to 2022 after Australia and New Zealand withdrew.[470]

Rugby union

Europe

At the end of February and start of March, the 2020 Six Nations Championship saw all games against Italy postponed due to the worsening situation in that country,[471] with games against the Scotland women's team also cancelled as one of the players tested positive and the team went into isolation.[472] By 13 March, the competition had been suspended [473] until late October. On 12 March, the Pro14 European rugby competition was suspended [474] until 22 August.

North America

On 12 March, Major League Rugby suspended its third season for 30 days.[475] The league later announced, on 18 March, that the season had been scrapped.[476]

Oceania

In the 2020 Super Rugby season, two fixtures of Japanese team Sunwolves had been moved to Australia from Japan, while Australia announced on 12 March that beginning in the next round of fixtures, all matches held in Australia would be played with no spectators, but otherwise continue as normal. However, on 14 March, New Zealand (who fields five teams in the competition) announced that it would require 14 days self-isolation for any person that arrives in the country from outside of the Pacific Islands, regardless of origin and including New Zealand citizens. League organizer SANZAAR stated that it was evaluating the impact of this restriction,[477][478][479] and ultimately announced later in the day that the season would be suspended following the completion of the weekend's fixtures.[480]

New Zealand Rugby, Rugby Australia, and South African Rugby Union announced that they would play regional tournaments beginning in June, July, and October respectively — Super Rugby Aotearoa, Super Rugby AU, and Super Rugby Unlocked — to supplant the suspended season. Each competition was played between the local teams who participated in Super Rugby, with Unlocked also featuring the Cheetahs from the Pro14, and the Griquas and Pumas from the Currie Cup.[481][482] The Sunwolves were prevented from competing in Super Rugby AU by the Australian government. As the club had already planned to exit Super Rugby and cease operations after the 2020 season, it officially disbanded on 1 June 2020.[483][484][485]

Super Rugby Aotearoa games were initially held with no spectator restrictions, as New Zealand had lifted most domestic restrictions on 8 June due to entry restrictions under its strict zero-COVID policy, and there having been no active cases and no new cases in the prior 17 days.[486] Stadiums remained at full capacity through the first nine weeks of the competition, but a spike in locally transmitted cases led the country to reimpose restrictions on mass gatherings on 11 August,[487] causing one match in the final round to be held behind closed doors and another to be cancelled and scored as a draw.[488][489]

These changes would lead to further realignments of Super Rugby post-pandemic. Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU returned for 2021.[490][491] After the conclusion of their domestic seasons, Super Rugby Trans-Tasman was also held between the ten Australia and New Zealand clubs.[492] South African Rugby Union would withdraw from Super Rugby entirely, with its clubs reaching an agreement to join an expansion to the Pro14, now known as the United Rugby Championship.[493][494] Super Rugby AU and Aotearoa would be replaced by Super Rugby Pacific beginning in the 2022 season, expanding to a 12-team competition by adding Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifik.[495][496]

Sailing

Two of the three 2019–20 America's Cup World Series races – scheduled for in Sardinia, Italy in April[497] and Portsmouth, UK in June[498] – were cancelled due to the pandemic. The final event in Auckland, New Zealand in December was run as scheduled.

The 2020 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race which was to begin on 26 December was cancelled due to a local outbreak of COVID in Sydney the week prior. It would be the first time the annual race had been cancelled since its inception in 1945.[499] 100 competitors had originally been expected, later reduced to 75 due to travel and economic restrictions.[500]

The second season of the SailGP championship started in Sydney as planned, but was delayed due to the virus and will now be contested over 2021–22.[501]

Shinty

On 11 May, the Camanachd Association issued a statement that it had agreed in consultation with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to cancel the 2020 Shinty-Hurling International Series between Ireland and Scotland, scheduled for October.[502]

Shooting

The 2020 ISSF World Cup, which was to commence on 15 March in New Delhi, was postponed.[503] The Olympic Test Event in Tokyo, originally scheduled for April 2020, was also canceled.[504]

The 2020 European Shotgun Championships was cancelled.[505]

Short track speed skating

The 2020 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea scheduled 13–15 March were canceled.[506] The International Skating Union initially announced they were trying to reschedule the tournament to the beginning of the 2020–21 season[507] but couldn't find a spot in the calendar.[508]

For the 2020–21 season, the entire world cup, scheduled to be held in November and December in Canada, South Korea and China and in February in Germany was cancelled.[509][510]

Snooker

The 2020 Gibraltar Open and its qualifying rounds took place from 11 to 15 March. For the first day, there was a limit of 100 spectators per session. On the remaining days, there were no spectators. A significant number of players withdrew, and there was a shortage of referees, with some early matches played without referees.[511]

The 2020 Tour Championship, originally scheduled for 17 to 22 March, was postponed until 20 to 26 June.

The 2020 China Open, originally scheduled for 30 March to 5 April, was indefinitely postponed.[512]

The 2020 World Snooker Championship, originally scheduled 18 April to 4 May, was postponed[513] until 31 July.

The 2020 World Women's Snooker Championship, originally scheduled 22 to 27 June, has been postponed,[514] and was ultimately cancelled.

Speed skating

For the 2020–21 season, the first four world cups, scheduled to be held in November and December in Poland, Norway, the United States and Canada were cancelled.[509][510] The world cup schedule was shortened from six to two races with the European Championships, both world cup races and the World Championships all held at the same rink in the Netherlands. The World Championships was originally scheduled to be the Olympic test event in Beijing.

Squash

The 2020 European Squash Individual Championships, scheduled to take place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands from 29 April to 2 May are canceled.[379]

Surfing

The 2020 World Surf League, which was due to start in Australia on 26 March, was on hold until at least June. The first event of the season, the Corona Open Gold Coast, was canceled, while the second and third events, the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and Margaret River Pro, were postponed.[515][516] On 17 July it was announced that all but the final 2020 season events in Hawaii would become non-championship events known as the WSL Countdown, starting with the Rumble at the Ranch in Lemoore, California. The December 2020 events in Hawaii, the Maui Pro and Pipe Masters, will start a new wraparound season for 2020–21.

The 2020 ISA World Surfing Games, scheduled to be held from 9 to 17 May in El Salvador, were postponed until 8 to 16 May 2021.[517]

Swimming

North America

On 12 March 2020, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) canceled all remaining winter and spring championships. The 2020 Division I NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships were scheduled to begin 18 March for women and 25 March for men. The Division III Swimming & Diving Championships were scheduled to start on 18 March, and Division II's event was canceled after just beginning on 11 March.[518][519]

International

The 2020 International Swimming League was staged behind closed doors at Budapest's Danube Arena, with all personnel staying within a hotel on nearby Margaret Island.[520][521][522]

On 24 March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Organising Committee elected to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021. The swimming portion of the games were scheduled to take place from 25 July – 6 August 2020.[523]

Table tennis

The 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships, which was scheduled to be held from 22 to 29 March in Busan, South Korea, was postponed to 27 September – 4 October.[524][525]

The 2020 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup was scheduled to be held from 28 February to 1 March in Hainan, China, but was postponed until later in the year.[526]

Seven events on the 2020 ITTF World Tour have also been either cancelled or postponed, including the China Open and the Japan Open.[527][528] Four Olympic qualifying events, scheduled to be held in April, were also postponed.[529]

Ten-pin bowling

When the pandemic was declared, the PBA World Series of Bowling was about to take place at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Enterprise, Nevada. The Professional Bowlers Association then decided to advance the WSOB World Championship from 18 March 2020 to 15 March 2020, banning spectator admission. The Animal Pattern Championships were postponed and eventually moved to Centreville, Virginia, to take place in October,[530] while the USA vs. The World match was canceled. The USBC Masters - scheduled for 29 March in Reno, Nevada - and the PBA-PWBA Mixed Doubles competition - scheduled for 5 July in Denver - were also canceled.

The PBA League event was postponed from 21 to 23 July to 27–30 September and relocated from Portland, Maine to Centreville.

The PBA Playoffs were also postponed. The 24-player, single-elimination tournament was scheduled to begin on 6 April in Norco, California, then move on to Lone Tree, Colorado and Euless, Texas before semifinals and finals on 17 May in North Brunswick, New Jersey. The playoffs were rescheduled for 10 and 11 October, with one live telecast followed by a series of delayed broadcasts until 8 November. All rounds were held in Centreville.

The PBA added three exhibition events to its schedule: PBA Strike Derby on 7 June, PBA Summer Clash on 13 June, and King of the Lanes[531] from 20 to 22 July. All competitions occurred in Jupiter, Florida. The Strike Derby and King of the Lanes were scheduled to return in the summer of 2021; both events were held in Portland, Maine in place of PBA League, which was canceled. For those exhibition events, fans were allowed into Bayside Bowl, making these the first spectator events for the PBA since March 2020.

Tennis

In one of the first major U.S. sport cancellations of the pandemic, the 2020 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California was postponed on 8 March 2020 as a precautionary measure due to the rising cases in California (the state where it was held), with organizers stating they planned to seek a new date. This would leave out itself to effectively cancel the tournament.[532][533] On 12 March, Mayor of Miami Carlos A. Giménez ordered the cancellation of the Miami Open pursuant to the state of emergency in Miami-Dade County.[534]

On 12 March, the ATP announced that in response to the aforementioned cancellations among others, they would suspend events for at least six weeks. The International Tennis Federation also suspended play through at least 20 April, and the WTA canceled WTA Tour events through 12 April.[535] On 16 March, the WTA suspended play through 2 May.[536]

On 16 March, the start of the 2020 French Open was postponed from 24 May to 20 September and then to 27 September on 16 June, and the ATP and WTA jointly announced that their suspension of play had been extended through 7 June.[537][538] On 1 April, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II, while the ATP and WTA announced that their suspension will be extended through 13 July.[539][540] On 15 May, the suspension was extended through 3 August.[541]

On 26 June 2020 the ITF announced that the 2020 finals would take place from 22 until 28 November 2021. In addition, 24 World Group I and World Group II ties were postponed to March or September 2021, and the 2020 regional Group III and Group IV events were also postponed to 2021. The 18 nations that had qualified for the finals will keep their standing for next year.[542]

With the suspension of the main international tours, alternative exhibition competitions with modified rules emerged, including the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Nice, France (which used timed quarters and allowed competitors to play "cards" to affect the game),[543][544][545] and the Adria Tour—a series of tennis events in Southeast Europe organized by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (which used the Fast4 format, with sets played to four points rather than six).[546] The latter received notability for not restricting attendance, and was ultimately halted before the finals of its second leg in Croatia[547] after Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19. Multiple players involved — involving Djokovic himself — also contracted the virus.[548][549]

On 16 April, the United States Tennis Association announced the formation of an advisory group to evaluate whether the US Open would be played, with plans expected to be announced by June. USTA chief Mike Dowse stated that it was "highly unlikely" the tournament would be played behind closed doors, since it was "not really in the spirit of the celebration of tennis, and it also goes back to the health and wellbeing of our players and support staff that help run the tournament". He added that "on one sense we're very fortunate that we are the fourth Grand Slam to go, so time is on our side at this point." The state of New York (which at one point, had more cases than any foreign country worldwide),[550] and especially the tournament's host, New York City, saw the largest initial impact of the pandemic in the United States.[551]

On 16 June 2020 Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that it had authorised the U.S. Open to be played in New York on its original dates, subject to safety protocols developed by the USTA and being closed to spectators. It was also announced that to reduce travel, the preceding Cincinnati Masters (Western & Southern Open) would be re-located to the same venue as the US Open, with both tournaments held over consecutive weeks.[552][553] The next day, the 2020 Canadian Open (originally scheduled for early-August as one of the first events to be held) was cancelled in full (the women's WTA Premier half of the tournament in Montreal had already been cancelled in April, while the ATP Masters 1000 men's tournament was still tentative), tentatively leaving the WTA International Palermo Ladies Open, and the ATP 500/WTA International Washington Open as the first two post-resumption events.[554] On 21 July, it was announced that the Washington Open had been cancelled.[555] Two days later, the ATP and WTA cancelled all upcoming tournaments in China (including the WTA Finals), in respect of a moratorium by the General Administration of Sport on most international events in the country through the end of 2020.[556] On 4 August, the annual Madrid Open, to be held in Madrid, Spain, was first postponed from the regular May schedule, then initially rescheduled to September, but it was given a complete cancellation due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases in the country.[557]

From mid-August 2020, one case apiece was recorded in connection with tournaments in Prague,[558] Todi,[559] and US Open in New York.[560] Benoît Paire tested positive just prior to the US Open and was withdrawn from the tournament.[561]

The 2021 Australian Open went on with a capacity limit of 30,000 spectators per-day, and all players subject to mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival. Due to a snap lockdown issued by the State of Victoria to control a cluster of community transmission, the tournament went behind closed doors from 11:30 p.m. local time on 12 February (with spectators removed from the last remaining match due to lockdown taking effect at midnight) through 17 February 2021, and returned to 7,477 spectators per-session for the remainder of the tournament.[562][563][564][565] To reduce staff needed on-site, it was the first Grand Slam to use electronic line judging for all matches; the automated announcements were contributed by essential workers.[566]

On 8 April 2021, the French Tennis Federation delayed the 2021 French Open by one week due to a third national lockdown in France.[567]

On 20 May, the 2021 BNP Paribas Open, was originally scheduled from 8 to 21 March, had been rescheduled to 4 to 17 October after continuous COVID cases in California had been rose.[568] On 2 July, the ATP, WTA, and ITF cancelled the Asian tournaments for the second year in the row including the 2021 WTA Finals, which was to take place in Shenzhen, China due to the continuous travel restrictions in Asia related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. On 13 September, it was announced the WTA Finals was relocated to Guadalajara, Mexico.[569][570]

As the country will maintain international entry restrictions through mid-2022, it was reported that organizers were considering the possibility that the 2022 Australian Open could be re-located outside of Australia, unless it is able to attain a more flexible quarantine arrangement with the Australian government.[571] The ATP and WTA Auckland Open were cancelled in 2021 and 2022, with organizers similarly citing New Zealand's restrictive quarantine rules as making the tournament logistically impossible.[572][573] In November 2021, in compliance with requirements implemented by the State of Victoria, it was announced that all attendees and players would be required to be fully-vaccinated for COVID-19.[574] Novak Djokovic, who was pursuing a 10th Australian Open title, became the subject of controversy prior to the tournament over his attempts to gain a medical exemption to the vaccine mandate.[575][576][577]

Triathlon

The World Triathlon Executive Board, met via teleconference, has decided to extend the suspension of all activities of the International Federation until 30 June, due to the current situation worldwide with the COVID-19 outbreak. This suspension includes WTS Yokohama, three African (ATU) cups, three American (PATCO) events, four Asian (ASTC) cups, one event in Oceania (OTU) and eight in Europe, (ETU) plus the Yokohama Paratriathlon Series and Paratriathlon World Cup.[citation needed]

Ultimate

On 24 March, the World Flying Disc Federation announced to cancel or postpone all world championships over the next six months. This included the World Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC), World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) and the World Masters Ultimate Championships (WMUC) due to the rapid spread of coronavirus. North America's national body for ultimate, USA Ultimate, also canceled all scheduled club and college tournaments as well as the suspension of the semi-professional league, the AUDL, from commencing the 2020 season.[citation needed]

Underwater Hockey

The 2020 Underwater Hockey World Championships, scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia, was cancelled after an initial postponement to 2021.[578] The 2022 World Championships, scheduled to be held in Ankara, Turkey, became an "international restart tournament" (branded as a "World Cup") for teams able to travel; with CMAS announcing that the tournament winners would not be classed as world champions.[579] Gold Coast, hosted the first World Championships after than pandemic in 2023.[580]

In the UK, the national championship was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 along with numerous other competitions, with the 2020 ladies championship (in February) the last tournament to be played before the pandemic. In August 2021, the BOA held a restart tournament, the first official tournament to be played following the pandemic, with regular service resuming thereafter with Nautilus 2021 in the Autumn.[581] During this time, 41 clubs folded.[582]

Volleyball

On 12 March, The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) cancelled the Spring 2020 men's volleyball championships due to concern over the coronavirus.[583]

On 13 March, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) decided to postpone the Nations League for men (finals scheduled for Turin, Italy) and women until after the 2020 Summer Olympics caused by the outbreak of coronavirus.[584] On 8 May, the FIVB announced that the Nations League competitions were cancelled.

Water polo

International

The 2020 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament was scheduled to take place in Trieste, Italy, 8–15 March 2020. On 28 February 2020, International Swimming Federation (FINA) announced that the tournament would be postponed to 17–24 May due to the coronavirus outbreak, then it was moved again to 17–24 January 2021 due to the outbreak in the country.[585]

On 12 March, FINA announced that several international water polo tournaments would be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament due to take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 22–29 March, would be postponed to 31 May – 7 June, then it was postponed again to 21–28 February 2021. The 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League and 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League would be postponed to September–October 2020.[586]

Asia

2020 Asian Water Polo Championship, the Asian continental qualification for the 2020 Olympic water polo tournament, was scheduled to take place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 12–16 February 2020.[587] In late January the event was canceled as the Kazakh Government suspended all flights and visas from China due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in the country.[588] In mid-February Asia Swimming Federation decided to use the final ranking of the 2018 Asian Games to allocate its continental quotas.[589]

Europe

On 28 February 2020, European Swimming League (LEN) announced that the match of 2019–20 LEN Champions League Day 10 between Ferencváros (Hungary) and Pro Recco (Italy), and the match of 2019–20 LEN Euro Cup semifinal between Egri VK (Hungary) and AN Brescia (Italy) would be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.[590]

On 11 March 2020, LEN announced that all eight matches of 2019–20 LEN Champions League Day 11, the second leg of the 2019–20 LEN Euro League Women quarter-finals, and the 2020 men's U19 European Championships qualification tournaments would be postponed to later dates due to the coronavirus pandemic.[591]

North America

On 11 March 2020, the USA Water Polo (USAWP) announced that the 2020 ODP Girls National Water Polo Championship would be postponed, and the exhibition matches scheduled to be played on 19–21 March 2020 in California between United States and Spain men's national water polo teams would be canceled.[592]

On 16 March 2020, USAWP announced that the inaugural USA Water Polo Division III Women's National Championship scheduled for 8–10 May 2020 in Southern California would be rescheduled for May 2021; and week three of the 2020 National Water Polo League and the 2020 National League Championship/Fisher Cup would be canceled.[593]

Oceania

On 16 March 2020, the Water Polo Australia (WPA) announced that the 2020 Australian National Water Polo League would be terminated, the 2020 WPA National Championships scheduled to take place in Adelaide, South Australia in May would be canceled, and the 2020 Open Championships (Country and Masters) scheduled to take place in the Gold Coast, Queensland in May would be postponed.[594]

Impact on administration of sports events

Generally, the shutdown and return of sporting events followed a basic pattern:

Several sanctioning bodies adopted rules changes:

Impact on sports venue workers

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in economic losses for workers who struggled to make a living during these times. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were eager to start playing again, but they needed the support of the workers who provide a comfortable and adequate place for them to play.[603] Globally, since the new norm in 2020 is social distancing, the most important step was to figure out how to survive financially, especially for the stadium workers who could not afford the time it takes to stimulate a new bill to address these and provide for these personal issues.[603]

The Miami Heat basketball team has announced that they will be committed to help their stadium workers survive financially by paying them immediately instead of waiting for a check to come in, because the wait would have had a severe financial detrimental effect to each individual worker.[603] Heat owner Micky Arison has announced that he pledged to donate $1 million to provide for the Miami community because of the immense impact that COVID-19 has had on the financial-compromised community.[603]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ At the time of announcement, 13 schools were CCAA members, but the only one of these schools that was not a CSU campus, UC San Diego, joined the Division I Big West Conference on 1 July 2020.[58]
  2. ^ The NCAA considers swimming and diving to be a single sport.
  3. ^ The NCAA considers indoor and outdoor track & field to be two separate sports. It holds indoor championships in its winter season and outdoor championships in its spring season.
  4. ^ Unlike most schools that dropped teams due to the pandemic, Chicago State saw no change in its total number of sports sponsored, as the school also announced the immediate addition of men's soccer.
  5. ^ a b c d While men and women both compete in US college rowing, the NCAA governs only women's heavyweight rowing.
  6. ^ While men and women both compete in college bowling, specifically ten-pin bowling, the NCAA governs only women's competition.
  7. ^ Before the 2020–21 school year, wrestling was an NCAA-recognized sport only for men. In that school year, women's wrestling received NCAA recognition as part of its Emerging Sports for Women program.
  8. ^ The NCAA considers skiing a coeducational team sport. Most NCAA skiing schools field both men's and women's squads, and all races involve members of a single sex.
  9. ^ Fencing is a coeducational sport, with most NCAA fencing schools fielding men's and women's squads and all bouts involving members of the same sex.
  10. ^ NCAA field hockey is a women's sport.
  11. ^ a b Organisers noted a continuing ban on events in Fulton County as the reason to move the event to a closed-course motorsport venue that is not on public roads.[citation needed]

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