All domestic sports activities at all levels in Italy suspended

All domestic sporting activity at all levels in Italy has been suspended until 3 April at the earliest, the Italian national Olympic committee (CONI) has announced.

Italy has been the European country worst hit by the coronavirus so far, with over 7,000 confirmed cases and 300 deaths so far.

The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) decided in a meeting with the heads of the nation’s sports federations that all sporting activity in Italy should be suspended until April 3 because of the coronavirus, sources said Monday. At the meeting, CONI President Giovanni Malagò was given the power to inform the government of the decision and ask it to issue a decree so it can be implemented, the sources said.

Most Italian sports federations have already halted their championships, but top-level soccer has continued, with six Serie A matches played behind closed doors last weekend.

Via ANSA

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