UK athletics chair says 2020 Olympics date should be postponed
Nic Coward, the chairman of UK Athletics, has said that the 2020 Olympics should be postponed as holding them in July would put too much pressure on the system. A number of other sports boards have made similar requests, claiming the decision to hold the Olympics so soon would be irresponsible and dangerous.
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Young Japanese athletes suffered physical and sexual abuse
Young athletes in Japan have suffered physical, verbal, and sexual abuse during training, a report by Human Rights Watch says. The report, recording the experiences of more than 800 athletes in 50 sports, comes in the week that would have marked the start of the Tokyo Olympics. "The abuses include punching, slapping, and excessive or insufficient food and water," said HRW's Minky Worden
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Football match in Romania called off over six coronavirus cases
According to the reports, Romanian Football Federation has called off Saturday's second division match between leaders UTA Arad and Petrolul Ploiesti after five Petrolul players and the club's kit man were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Club announced that the infected players had been isolated and local health authorities were working to determine how they got infected
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Pakistan reports deadliest coronavirus day so far
Pakistan recorded 105 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours as the country had the deadliest day since the virus outbreak. The South Asian country also reported 4,646 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. Pakistan working on the expansion of its testing capacity, the country conducted 24,620 tests yesterday, its highest so far. Punjab is the worst affected province with 40,819 cases
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Protests erupt across different US cities
George Floyd’s death sparked anger in the African American society across different US cities. Protesters smashed windows at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, torched a police car and struck officers with bottles. Large demonstrations in New York, Houston, Washington, D.C., and other cities ranged from people peacefully blocking roads to clashing with police. Authorities imposed overnight curfews to try to stem violent protests
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