The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Championships, scheduled to begin later this month, have been postponed until June because of the coronavirus pandemic.

to an IFSC statement.The IFSC Asian Championships, which had been due to take place in Chongqing in China

Nasser Majali, the secretary general of the Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC), was at home on a Friday in January when the phone rang.

hosting the event, and then the Chinese Olympic Committee announced they would prefer not to do it in China

Just to put it into perspective, Team China arrived on the 1st of February.

could make it work was processing visas at short notice, and relying on Government collaboration for China

When the event was still confirmed for China, the organisation already had concerns about the safety

They might have still qualified for Tokyo 2020 had China won the group, but that would have involved

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) have rearranged events following the first meeting of the newly-created taskforce due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

under review.The Artistic Swimming World Series competitions in Alexandroupolis in Greece and Suzhou in China

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has postponed all Pro League matches scheduled for before April 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

decided not to travel to Europe for their upcoming games, while the Australian women's team's contests in China

Sweden's Sandra Näslund has clinched the overall women's International Ski Federation (FIS) Ski Cross World Cup title after the final leg of the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

calendar.Events in all of the FIS' disciplines have been impacted by the virus, which originated in China

Italy's biggest cycling event, the Giro d'Italia, has been postponed after Hungary, the nation where this year's tour was due to begin, declared a state of emergency.

139,000 people have been infected by COVID-19 globally, with more than 80,000 of those coming from China

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is suspending all activities until the end of April, it has been announced.

situation further and an announcement will be made next week regarding the ITTF World Tour Hong Kong and China

junior and continental competitions.An announcement is expected next week on whether the Hong Kong and China

that is not subject to a postponement.The competition is scheduled to take place from May 5 to 10.The China

Olympic champion Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece topped rings qualification at the International Gymnastics Federation Apparatus World Cup in Baku.

de Janeiro, scored 15.100 to qualify for the final in style at National Gymnastics Arena.Liu Yang of China

set to receive emergency bank loans to help them get through the coronavirus crisis that started in China

The Bank of China is providing up to CNY10 billion (£1.1 billion/$1.4 billion/€1.2 billion) in loans

to sports-related companies and entities in Hebei province to ensure they survive the situation, the China

of the Chinese capital, Zhangjiakou is set to be a key venue hub in 2022.Zhangjiakou, like most of China

Solicitations for new official sponsors and suppliers for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou has begun, the Organising Committee has announced. 

including Alibaba Group, whose headquarters are in Hangzhou, Geely Group, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will be dropped as an ambassador for the 2022 Asian Games in his home city Hangzhou if he fails to overturn an eight-year doping ban, it has been reported. 

the Olympic Council of Asia flag was handed over to the next hosts in 2022, his home city Hangzhou in China

Sun Yang doesn't belong to the city," an unnamed Hangzhou 2022 official told the South China Morning

The inaugural Fed Cup finals in Budapest next month have been postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced.

been 16 cases of the virus reported in Hungary, which has shut its borders to travellers from Italy, China

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde has won the International Ski Federation (FIS) 2019-2020 Men's Alpine Ski World Cup after the last remaining leg in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

nation.Around the world, the virus has now infected more than 127,000 people with 4.717 people dying, mostly in China

The final sailing qualification event for this year's Olympic Games in Genoa has been cancelled due to coronavirus, with World Sailing hoping to reschedule the event to ensure quota places can be allocated.

Championship would move to Genoa.The events were originally scheduled to take place in Hainan and Shanghai in China

United World Wrestling (UWW) has postponed two of its qualification events for this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo because of the coronavirus outbreak.

hosting because of coronavirus fears.The competition had originally been scheduled to be held at Xi'an in China