WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2020What next for sport amid
coronavirus outbreak?
The Olympics and Euro 2020 could both be under threat (AP)
JACK DE MENEZES
The outbreak of coronavirus is already playing havoc with the sporting calendar as countries worldwide look
to put in place provisions to prevent the spread of the viral infection, which has already killed more than
3,000 people from in excess of 86,000 positive cases.
Football, motorsports, rugby union and Olympic-qualifying events have already been heavily impacted,
with authorities attempting to reduce the scale of the virus spreading by calling off large-attendance events.
Unfortunately that means that sport is directly in the firing line of coronavirus, with thousands regularly
attending Premier League fixtures, Six Nations encounters and the start of the Formula One season at this