Chief executive of Sport England Tim Hollingsworth has praised how governing bodies have handled the coronavirus outbreak. Sport has shut down this month as the country tries to get control of the global pandemic. — England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) March 20, 2020The Home Country Athletics Federations, with UK Athletics, also suspended all planned face-to-face organised athletics activity until the end of April last week. “I speak to the leaders of the governing bodies, every single one of them is making the absolutely correct difficult decision,” said Hollingsworth. Sport England chief executive Tim Hollingsworth (centre) has praised how governing bodies have handled the coronavirus outbreak (Steven Paston/PA)“Everyone is starting to understand there is a new normal and we have to adapt.

Source: Express March 22, 2020 12:56 UTC