Sport Events Cancelled due to Coronavirus Outbreak

[Olympian1010 7,483]

1 hour ago, Vektor said:

 

 

Well, technically they aren't "few months before the games" now, because we can probably expect the games to be postponed to September/October or to next year, depending on which is better for the organizers. 

I don’t think so. I still feel like the games will go ahead. 

[heywoodu 13,562]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

This is why we probably should stop stacking Olympic qualifiers just a few months before the games...

No, it's not. This is like a freak accident, you can't prepare for literally everything. 

[Olympian1010 7,483]

20 minutes ago, dcro said:

Well, if Euro gets postponed, then all bets regarding Tokyo are off...

 

Not really. Euro takes place a bit before the games, and it’s happening in Europe, not Japan. Everything I’ve seen from the IOC, Tokyo2020, and the Japanese government suggests they plan to go ahead with the games. People canceling/postponing events that are more than two months away are overreacting. If we get to May, and the virus isn’t stopping, then it will be time for the cancellation/postponement of the games.

 

On the bright side, Sanya is officially Covid-19 free, and will probably remain so. So the 2020 Asian Beach Games should be good to go for November 

[Olympian1010 7,483]

6 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

No, it's not. This is like a freak accident, you can't prepare for literally everything. 

Fair, but it wouldn’t hurt to bring some of the qualification events forward a bit. I think it’s always good to plan for cancelation too. A lot of cities aren’t going to want to host events now because of this. IFs, IOC, and other invested groups will need to work to restore confidence in hosting sporting events. 

[dcro 10,182]

5 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Not really. Euro takes place a bit before the games, and it’s happening in Europe, not Japan. Everything I’ve seen from the IOC, Tokyo2020, and the Japanese government suggests they plan to go ahead with the games. People canceling/postponing events that are more than two months away are overreacting. If we get to May, and the virus isn’t stopping, then it will be time for the cancellation/postponement of the games.

 

On the bright side, Sanya is officially Covid-19 free, and will probably remain so. So the 2020 Asian Beach Games should be good to go for November 

 

Like it was said before, even if Coronavirus is past its peak by that point (for which there are no guarantees), Tokyo Olympics would be held in immediate aftermath. That just brings a whole lot of new questions (prevailing risks, fear factor), what could eventually cause very sparse attendance, at best...

[Quaker2001 246]

College basketball tournaments are being cancelled one by one very quickly.  The NCAA Tournament may not be far behind

[heywoodu 13,562]

 

 

[Vektor 3,195]

Even if the pandemic will reach its peak in the next 2 months, my guess is that it will be too dangerous to go ahead with the Olympics for the next 4-5 months. It's time for everyone to accept what's happening because based on the last few days this outbreak will only get worse in a lot of countries. 

[Vektor 3,195]

Also, you can probably expect NBC to push hard for a 2021 Summer Olympics instead of having the Olympics during the NFL season in September/October. My money is on a 2021 games if they have to postpone it. 

[Federer91 2,140]

2 minutes ago, Vektor said:

Also, you can probably expect NBC to push hard for a 2021 Summer Olympics instead of having the Olympics during the NFL season in September/October. My money is on a 2021 games if they have to postpone it. 

 

Well they are only 2 weeks, it's not that long. Plus if they can have it during the regular TV season it would be great for them against the other networks. They could promote the heck out of their shows.