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Final match pushed back a day at AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Australia

  • Football

The final match of the Asian Football Confederation Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Australia has been pushed back 24 hours, in another schedule change following the upheaval caused by coronavirus.

Hosts Australia will now meet China at Western Sydney Stadium on February 13, a day later than planned.It

 China were originally due to host the event in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak started.Organisers

original FIFA window.China Women's football team's fixture in the 2020 Olympic Qualifying is rescheduled: China

China vs Chinese Taipei, Feb 10. China vs Australia, Feb 12. 3 matches within 6 days.

a global emergency with cases in 28 countries and territories.A large number of sporting events in China


China withdraws from judo's Paris Grand Slam due to coronavirus epidemic

  • Judo

Chinese athletes will not take part in this weekend's Paris Grand Slam judo competition as the coronavirus outbreak continues to disrupt sporting events across the globe.

The French embassy in China is currently shut as a result of the outbreak, making it impossible for the

to obtain the necessary visas.There have now been more than 20,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China



Anti-doping testing in China suspended because of coronavirus fears

  • News

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) has called a temporary halt to testing because of the coronavirus outbreak - less that six months out from this year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

(ITA) has warned that it is "indeed likely that this will have an impact on the testing missions in China

assisting CHINADA as it implements a plan that will maintain the integrity of the anti-doping program in China

border protection authorities".There have now been more than 20,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in China

, with the death toll in the country now up to 425.China won 26 gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

but said today that it does not yet constitute a pandemic.Dozens of sporting events due to be held in China



China's bandy teams withdraw from World Championships due to coronavirus

  • Non-Olympic Sports

China's men's and women's teams have both withdrawn from the upcoming Bandy World Championships due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Norwegian capital Oslo, between February 19 and 22.Irkutsk in Russia is hosting the men's event, where China

emergency with cases confirmed in 27 countries and territories.A large number of sporting events in China


IIHF cancels four tournaments over coronavirus fears

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has cancelled four tournaments due to be held in Asia because of the coronavirus outbreak.

in the Chinese city of Tianjin in March, has been moved to Sofia in Bulgaria.As well as Bulgaria and China

and Spain will be taking part in the group.There have been more than 17,000 cases of coronavirus in China


Liang Wenbo makes coronavirus prize money pledge

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Chinese snooker player Liang Wenbo has pledged to donate any money he wins at the upcoming World Grand Prix to the Huizhou Red Cross in response to the coronavirus outbreak in his home country.

coronavirus a global emergency ©Getty Images There have been more than 17,000 cases of coronavirus in China


Abe vows Japan will ensure Tokyo 2020 not disrupted by coronavirus

  • Tokyo 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe has sought to allay fears over the impact of the coronavirus on this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike promised to implement "thorough measures" in the lead-up to the event.

been reported in Japan so far, while the country has warned citizens against non-essential travel to China




South Korea thrash Myanmar as AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying final tournament kicks off

  • Football

South Korea crushed Myanmar as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Olympic Qualifying final tournament began in Seogwipo and Sydney. 

 Action in Group A continues when Vietnam take on Myanmar on Thursday (February 6), while China

 Group B has been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus in China, with competition originally



Pools confirmed for Tokyo 2020 volleyball tournaments

  • Tokyo 2020

Olympic hosts Japan will square off against the reigning world champions in the men's and women's volleyball tournaments at Tokyo 2020, after the pool stage draw was confirmed.

champions Brazil, South Korea, Dominican Republic and Kenya are also in the group.Triple Olympic champions China