Sport Events Cancelled due to Coronavirus Outbreak

[phelps 8,287]

1 minute ago, Monzanator said:

If the virus outbreak in China decreases by numbers in March one can argue it will happen the same in Japan? And therefore in May we won't be talking about OG being postponed IMO. There's a LOT of money involved in the Games so it's much more difficult to cancel them unlike some random gymnastics or cycling events elsewhere.

 

I thought so until a few days ago...

 

but I'm not that "rational" and optimistic anymore...

[dcro 10,210]

There may be more money involved, sure, but then again, the Olympics would be incomparably more dangerous Coronavirus breeding ground than any of the other smaller events...

 

Let's not forget that a whole bunch of qualifying events have been postponed or even cancelled. How can there be any hope for the Olympics then...?

[Monzanator 4,769]

5 minutes ago, dcro said:

There may be more money involved, sure, but then again, the Olympics would be incomparably more dangerous Coronavirus breeding ground than any of the other smaller events...

 

Let's not forget that a whole bunch of qualifying events have been postponed or even cancelled. How can there be any hope for the Olympics then...?

 

Every sport has some sort of official ranking. They would just use that to select the athletes/nations instead of head-to-head qualifying competition. I see no problem here.

[Agger 1,700]

16 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

If the virus outbreak in China decreases by numbers in March one can argue it will happen the same in Japan? And therefore in May we won't be talking about OG being postponed IMO. There's a LOT of money involved in the Games so it's much more difficult to cancel them unlike some random gymnastics or cycling events elsewhere.

 

It's absolutely not impossible, but way too early to call.

 

But in general Japan is a pretty interesting case. The growth is way lower there than other countries (though the numbers may partially be due to a low number of tests).

 

But even if Japan ends up beating it, people traveling to the Games would be a concern if it isn't eliminated more or less worldwide. 

[dcro 10,210]

3 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Every sport has some sort of official ranking. They would just use that to select the athletes/nations instead of head-to-head qualifying competition. I see no problem here.

 

It's not just about who would qualify. That's pretty much the smallest of all problems.

However, if African canoe slalom qualificatoin event couldn't go forward, with its whopping 10 entries and probably 0 spectators, then what hope there is for the Olympics with its 10 000 athletes and hundreds of thousands spectators?

[Monzanator 4,769]

1 minute ago, Agger said:

 

It's absolutely not impossible, but way too early to call.

 

But in general Japan is a pretty interesting case. The growth is way lower there than other countries (though the numbers may partially be due to a low number of tests).

 

But even if Japan ends up beating it, people traveling to the Games would be a concern if it isn't eliminated more or less worldwide. 

 

Well, some events at WOG 2018 weren't sold out by any means, it's not like Japan would suffer from the same fate but it's still a long journey for majority of the world. You can't travel to Japan by land so if the audience is sold out let's say below 80% that would still be a good result all things considered. You're not making profit from hosting the Games itself, it's more of a publicity feature. Maybe it works in a country which is a general sporting powerhouse like USA but I bet LA could still lose money in 2028 as well.

[Monzanator 4,769]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

It's not just about who would qualify. That's pretty much the smallest of all problems.

However, if African canoe slalom qualificatoin event couldn't go forward, with its whopping 10 entries and probably 0 spectators, then what hope there is for the Olympics with its 10 000 athletes and hundreds of thousands spectators?

 

France - just like Italy - is another country that pretended measles & rubella are no longer a dangerous disease. They paid a price for their ignorance IMO. Mass hysteria in France & Italy shouldn't be measured in the same way to a country like Japan IMO.

[Wumo 3,024]

Due to the current situation in Italy, the Italian Gymnastics Federation has decided to cancel the Jesolo Cup in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics that was scheduled on 4-5 April.
Artistic Gymnastics – The Doha Apparatus World Cup (18-21 March 2020) is now postponed to 3-6 June 2020.
Rhythmic Gymnastics – The Pesaro World Cup (3-5 April) is now postponed to 5-7 June 2020
Trampoline Gymnastics – The Brescia World Cup (24-25 April) is now postponed to 19-20 June 2020.

https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2827

Edited March 11, 2020 by Wumo

[Wumo 3,024]

Athletics - The World Continental Tour Silver event, Grenada International Invitational (April 4th), has been postponed.

https://trackalerts.com/Articles/grenada-invitational-postponed/116331

Edited March 11, 2020 by Wumo

[Dunadan 1,103]

4 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Italy has had one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe before coronavirus and now it's the most affected country in Europe. Coincidence?

 

Now provide a link to a study providing evidence that vaccination for measles or rubella would help in preventing an infection by this coronavirus (otherwise it's just another "fact" pulled out of your ass). And also explain why South Tyrol, the only area with a disastrously low vaccination rate, is not the most affected.