Coronavirus threatens World Indoor Athletics championships in Nanjing

" World Athletics confirms talks with World Health Organization
" Asian Athletics Association cancels Hangzhoux championships

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.

On Sunday the Asian Athletics Association announced it was cancelling its Indoor Championships, which were due to take place in Hangzhou - 600km from Wuhan - on 12 and 13 February because of the virus, leading to increasing speculation within athletics circles that the World Indoors is also under threat.

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