Table tennis world team championships postponed over virus
Table tennis world team championships postponed over virus
SEOUL (AFP) - Table tennis’s world team championships, due to take place next month in the South Korean city of Busan, were postponed on Tuesday because of the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
The International Table Tennis Federation said the event, originally planned for March 22-29, had been provisionally rescheduled for June 21-28
South Korea’s K-league had already postponed the start of the new football season on Monday as the virus causes chaos in the country’s sporting calendar.
Volleyball, basketball and handball have taken similar measures as confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 893 in South Korea, with eight deaths.
