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I forgot the Olympics are in 7 months in China


Women’s Olympic qualifiers moved from China amid coronavirus fears

Sydney will now replace the Chinese city of Nanjing as the host of a women’s Olympic qualifying tournament next month due to the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus, according to sporting officials.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) informed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that it is withdrawing as host because of the “current situation” of the coronavirus outbreak, AFC said in a statement on its website.

The venue had already been switched from Wuhan, where the disease originated, to Nanjing.

The Group B matches — involving Taiwan, Thailand, China and Australia — will now happen in Sydney, AFC added.


482 posted on 01/26/2020 8:58:17 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: janetjanet998

The 2020 Summer Olympics are in Tokyo, not Beijing. However, the 2022 Winter Olympics ARE in Beijing.

Even so, do you think anyone’s going to want to get anywhere NEAR any of the Chinese Olympians?


492 posted on 01/26/2020 9:18:01 AM PST by hoagy62 (America Supreme!)
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