The Chinese Super League announced Friday that it had postponed five
upcoming matches because of the "great pressure" posed by the
pandemic, as Beijing's zero-Covid policy continues to disrupt sporting events.
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The major Chinese football league is the latest in a line of sporting bodies
to reschedule or cancel events in the country, after the World Athletics Indoor
Championships -- scheduled to be held in Nanjing next March -- were postponed to
2025 a day earlier.
The decision was taken "due to the great pressure faced by epidemic
prevention and control work in some Chinese Super League match regions, in
order to ensure the safety of participants", the league wrote on social
media.
The league said the five matches had been postponed "until further
notice".
Wuhan Changjiang FC confirmed on its official WeChat page that its upcoming
match against Shenzhen FC on Monday had been postponed to an unspecified
date.
Chinese football has been struggling of late. The national men's team failed
to qualify for the World Cup and some local clubs are on the verge of
bankruptcy, despite massive state-backed investment in top foreign players and
coaches over the years.
Beijing's strict zero-Covid policy is also disrupting international sporting
exchanges.
China is currently battling several outbreaks affecting major manufacturing
hubs, including the cities of Shenzhen and Chengdu.
Despite successfully holding the Beijing Winter Olympics in February without
any signficant outbreaks, a slew of international sporting events to be held in
China have since been cancelled or postponed.
In May, China withdrew from hosting the 2023 AFC Asian Cup football
tournament, citing the pandemic.
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