China’s state anti-doping agency “temporarily” suspended testing on Monday less than six months before the Tokyo Olympics in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the International Testing Agency has said. CHINADA “will gradually resume testing as soon as the situation improves,” the ITA said, adding that it was examining whether “private providers” could conduct tests. The virus has spread to more than 24 countriesA string of sports events in China have been cancelled due to the outbreak. All domestic football has been suspended and among the events either cancelled or postponed are the World Indoor athletics championships, Tokyo Olympics boxing and women’s basketball qualifiers and cycling’s Tour of Hainan. Also cancelled are snooker’s China Open, badminton’s China Masters and golf’s LPGA Blue Bay tournament.

Source: Punch February 03, 2020 13:41 UTC