Worrying. China has decided to no longer organize certain major events on the international sports calendar until the end of 2020. The announcement was made on Thursday July 9 by the General Administration of Sports. A radical and little-expected measure, justified by the need to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This decision should, logically, affect the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix in Shanghai, the tennis tournaments on the ATP circuit, including the Shanghai Masters 1000, and WTA (Shenzhen Masters), but also the Guangxi cycling Tour . Two stages of the Athletics Diamond League are also planned before the end of the season, in Shanghai on September 19, then in a still undetermined city on October 17. On the other hand, the pre-Olympic events for the Beijing Winter Games in 2022 are not threatened. The same preferential treatment would be reserved for “ other important events", suggest the Chinese authorities, but without specifying their nature.
