体坛英语资讯：SportAccord 2020 cancelled
<p><span word="LAUSANNE">LAUSANNE</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 14-- <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> & <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> 2020, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="from">from</span> 19-24 <span word="April">April</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>.</p><p><span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> 2020 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 28, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="March">March</span> 15, 2020. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="March">March</span> 11, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Pandemic">Pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="March">March</span> 13 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canton">Canton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vaud">Vaud</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30, 2020. <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 2,000 <span word="delegates">delegates</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancelling">cancelling</span> <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> 2020 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span>, <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>, <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> 2020 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lausanne">Lausanne</span>," <span word="SportAccord">SportAccord</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Raffaele">Raffaele</span> <span word="Chiulli">Chiulli</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>."</p>
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