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Beijing 2022 ready for "special situation" of back-to-back Olympic Games

  • Beijing 2022

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have claimed they are ready for the "special situation" of back-to-back Games, following the postponement of Tokyo 2020 to next year.

 A number of countries such as the United States, Italy and Spain have now reported more cases,


World junior cross-country medallist Llorente dies due to coronavirus

  • Athletics

Three-time world junior cross-country silver medallist Santiago Llorente has died at the age of 61 after contracting coronavirus.

 At that event and the previous year's edition, Llorente also won team silver with Spain and would

atletismoRFEA pic.twitter.com/snRbwxUrnK— Raúl Chapado (@raulchapado) March 27, 2020Llorente also represented Spain

event in 1975, also died in Palencia at the age of 64.More than 8,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Spain




IWGA promises to work with IOC to ensure World Games "take place as planned"

  • World Games

International World Games Association (IWGA) President José Perurena has pledged to work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to "ensure that the World Games will take place as planned".

International Canoe Federation President, has coronavirus himself and is currently hospitalised in his native Spain


Festival of International Extreme Sports postpone all events before June

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The Festival of International Extreme Sports (FISE) have postponed all events before June including the World Series fixture in Montpellier in France due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19.

Other FISE series including the FISE Wake Tour, set for Spain and France, are also due to be rescheduled



ICF President José Perurena López tests positive for coronavirus

  • Canoeing

International Canoe Federation (ICF) President José Perurena López has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 74-year-old has been hospitalised in Madrid in his native Spain because of the virus according to

and is one of more than 65,000 confirmed cases to come out of the country.More than 5,000 people in Spain

member.Real Madrid's former President Lorenzo Sanz became one of the thousands to die of the virus in Spain



AEPSAD providing pandemic medical advice as anti-doping tests halted in Spain

  • News

The Spanish Agency for Health Protection in Sport (AEPSAD) says it is helping athletes with medical advice during the coronavirus outbreak as anti-doping testing has drawn to a halt in the country.

Spain is one of the countries to have been most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with only the United

Italy having more than the nation’s total of at least 64,000 cases.More than 4,800 people have died in Spain

“There are no sports competitions in Spain and it makes no sense to go to the home of a family who is

“We are now in athlete protection mode and medical advice, more than an anti-doping system.”Spain has


FISU cancels all events until August because of coronavirus pandemic

  • Universiade

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced the cancellation of all of its events between June and August because of the coronavirus pandemic.

from June 15 to 21, Golf in Taichung in Taipei from June 17 to 20, Beach Volleyball in Torremolinos in Spain


ICC postpone qualification events until end of June over coronavirus

  • Non-Olympic Sports

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the postponement of all qualification events due to take place before June 30, subject to a further review.

events having been due to take place in April and June, respectively.A European qualification event in Spain