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Asian Indoor Championships Canceled Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

On Jan. 27 it was announced that the Asian Indoor Championships, scheduled to take place Feb. 12-13 in Hangzhou, China, have been canceled due to the outbreak of a new form of coronavirus in China. The JAAF received official confirmation of the news from the Asian Athletics Association and transmitted the news to affected athletes and staff.

The World Indoor Championships are scheduled to be held Mar. 13-15 in Nanjing, China. According to an official, World Athletics is in consultation with the World Health Organization to obtain information on the situation in China in order to make an informed decision about whether that event should also be canceled.

Both the Asian and World Indoor Championships are high-level events where top-placing athletes can score valuable world ranking points that affect their qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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