Doubts are growing over whether the World Indoor Athletics championships will be staged in Nanjing in March after China’s leader Xi Jinping warned of the “accelerating spread” of the coronavirus in the country. “World Athletics is monitoring this situation carefully and is in close contact with the World Health Organization,” a spokesperson confirmed. “Should any of the WHO advice affect plans for the World Indoor Championships Nanjing 2020, we will notify all our stakeholders promptly.”Sign up to The Recap, our weekly email of editors’ picks. It is understood that UK Athletics medical team have been in communication with UK-based infectious disease experts to be aware of all developments as well as talking to World Athletics. However, the World Health Organization has not yet changed its travel advice regarding China.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2020 16:18 UTC