ATP cancels China events for third year in a row due to Covid-19 restrictions
The ATP has announced its China swing series of tournaments will not take place again this year because of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the country.
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ATP scrap China tournaments, including the Shanghai Masters, from 2022 calendar due to Covid-19 restrictions
The ATP have confirmed the cancellation of tournaments in China this season due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the country. Four events, including the Shanghai Masters, were scheduled for September and October but the country’s Covid-19 situation means the tournaments have been scrapped.
ATP cancels 2022 events in China due to Covid restrictions
China hosted the Winter Olympics under strict health protocols in February but almost every other international sporting event in the country this year has been cancelled or postponed. ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi told Reuters last month that the prospects of the 2022 China swing were bleak. "This marks the third year of cancellation for the ATP's China swing, typically hosted in September and October and last staged in 2019, prior to the pandemic," the men's governing body said in a statement.
Buick LPGA Shanghai canceled for 3rd straight year due to COVID-19 restrictions in China
The LPGA Tour has canceled its tournament in Shanghai later this year because of ongoing restrictions in China related to COVID-19.
WGC-HSBC Champions in China canceled due to COVID restrictions
PGA Tour to cancel the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament scheduled for Oct. 27-30. The event began in 2005 but was last contested in 2019 due to the pandemic.
WGC-HSBC Champions canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions in China
The WGC-HSBC Champions, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 in Shanghai, has been canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions in China, the PGA Tour announced Wednesday.
Sport-Restrictions on transgender athletes violate Olympic Charter - FIMS chief
Restrictions on athletes who are transgender or with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) do not respect the principles of the Olympic Charter, International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) president Fabio Pigozzi said on Friday.