The coronavirus outbreak is already responsible for a number of major event cancellations with the Australian Grand Prix added to the list on Friday morning. It’s expected a number of other sporting events will cancelled in the coming weeks but for now, here’s the ones that are confirmed.
All sport events cancelled due to coronavirus
| Original schedule date | Event | Sport type | New date |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 12-15 | Australian Grand Prix | Formula One | |
| February 12-15 | Women’s Asia Pacific Amateur | Golf | |
| February 12-15 | Women’s Asia Pacific Amateur | Golf | |
| February 20-23 | USLPGA: LPGA Thailand | Golf | |
| February 27-March 1 | USLPGA: HSBC Champions | Golf | |
| March 5-8 | USLPGA: Blue Bay | Golf | |
| March 6-8 | MotoGP: Qatar | Motorsport | |
| March 12-22 | Indian Wells | Tennis | |
| March 12-15 | EPGA: Kenya Open | Golf | |
| Ongoing | FIH Pro League: Multiple Fixtures | Field Hockey | March games cancelled |
| Ongoing | Serie A (Italy) | Soccer | All matches postponed until at least April 4 |
| Ongoing | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |
| Ongoing | NBA | Basketball | Suspended indefinitely |
| March 15,16 | World Superbikes: Qatar | Motorsport | |
| March 18 | ACL: Perth v Ulsan Hyundai | Football | |
| March 18-21 | Doha Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Gymnastics | Re-scheduled to June 3-6 |
| March 19-22 | EPGA: Indian Open | Golf | |
| March 20-22 | MotoGP: Thailand | Motorsport | Re-scheduled October 2-4 |
| March 21 | Formula E: China | Motorsport | |
| March 26 | WCQ: Australia v Kuwait | Football | |
| March 27-29 | World Superbikes: Spain | Motorsport | Re-scheduled to October 23-25 |
| March 31 | WCQ: Nepal v Australia | Football | |
| April 3-5 | World Sevens: Hong Kong | Rugby Union | Re-scheduled to October 16-18 |
| April 4-6 | MotoGP: USA | Motorsport | Re-scheduled November 21-23 |
| April 4 | Formula E: Rome | Motorsport | |
| April 11-12 | World Sevens: Singapore | Rugby Union | Re-scheduled to October 10,11 |
| April 12 | World Cup: Italy | Rowing | |
| April 14-19 | Fed Cup Finals | Tennis | |
| April 16-19 | EPGA: Maybank Championship | Golf | |
| April 17-19 | Formula 1: China | Motorsport | |
| April 23-26 | EPGA: China Open | Golf | |
| May 31 | China Exhibition Match | AFL | Moved back to Australia |
| June 4 | WCQ: Australia v Chinese Taipei | Football | |
| June 6 | Formula E: Indonesia | Motorsport | |
| June 9 | WCQ: Australia v Jordan | Football | |
| September 25-27 | World Superbikes: France | Re-scheduled to October 2-4 |
NB: This list was supplied by Kayo Sports so it may not be exhaustive.
With the outbreak showing no signs of slowing down — outside of mainland China — you can expect more events to be added to this list.
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