体坛英语资讯：ISU cancels 3 skating worlds due to COVID-19 outbreak
<p><span word="LAUSANNE">LAUSANNE</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Skating">Skating</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="ISU">ISU</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Short">Short</span> <span word="Track">Track</span> <span word="Speed">Speed</span> <span word="Skating">Skating</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Figure">Figure</span> <span word="Skating">Skating</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Synchronized">Synchronized</span> <span word="Skating">Skating</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span> 13-15 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Soul">Soul</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 16-22 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="April">April</span> 3-5 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Placid">Placid</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mindful">Mindful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="developments">developments</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ISU">ISU</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 16, 2020 <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pending">pending</span> 2020 <span word="ISU">ISU</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ISU">ISU</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> "<span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ISU">ISU</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 28 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="developments">developments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ISU">ISU</span> <span word="Event">Event</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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