Athletics: China continues to change the calendar: Now the world half marathon has been postponed

NSEach time it seems clearer than China is on one track and most of the rest of the world is on another Regarding covid and the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The most recent example is the World Half Marathon, which has just been postponed.

The World Athletics Team (WA) and the Organizing Committee have just announced the scheduled tournament March 27 2022 In Yangzhou, it was postponed until November 13.

“The postponement is due to the biosecurity measures and travel restrictions currently in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in China,” WA says in a press release.

The point is, the Half Marathon is not the only tournament that should be held in March because Belgrade will host the Indoor Track World Cup from 18-20 of the same month It persists without the hungry people changing its layout.

Moreover, the city Hosted by Gdynia on October 17, 2020 The latest edition of the World Half Marathon, in the first major tournament since the outbreak of the pandemic.

China He has already postponed the 2020 Nankn Indoor World Cup, which will now be played in 2023. And also Two Diamond League matches canceled To be held in August in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Australia follows the path of China

Another highly committed country Maintaining restrictions due to Covid AustraliaTennis players who want to play the first big match of the season in Melbourne know all too well.

Some obstacles that have nothing to do with athletics, since Cross Country World Cupwhich was scheduled to take place on February 19, 2022, It will finally be disputed on February 18, 2023. The thing is that the date was tentatively scheduled for March 20, 2021 The world of the cross would be four years without the World Cup.