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Coronavirus sees indefinite postponement of Asian Olympics Wrestling qualifier

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The Asian Olympic wrestling qualifiers, scheduled to be held next month in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, were cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, United World Wrestling stated in a letter. No alternate date or plan has been announced as yet.

The cancellation comes after the Kyrgyzstan government had come out with a directive to postpone all sporting events in the country till further notice in the wake of the epidemic, which has killed close to 3,000 people and infected nearly 80,000 globally.

The event was slated to be held from March 27 to 29. The Chinese city of Xi’an was slated to play host to the tournament earlier but it was moved to Bishkek due to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country.