Tokyo 2020 wheelchair rugby test event cancelled over coronavirus


FILE PHOTO: A shadow of of Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike is seen on the logo of Tokyo 2020 Olympic games during the Olympic and Paralympic flag-raising ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files

TOKYO (Reuters) - This month's wheelchair rugby test event has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Tuesday.

The event, which had been scheduled for March 12-15, is the latest sporting event to be cancelled in Japan as concerns mount over Tokyo's ability to host the 2020 Olympics scheduled to begin in July.

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