SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's national short course swimming championships scheduled for next week have been abandoned because of COVID-19 restrictions and replaced with virtual 'championships' instead, Swimming Australia said on Wednesday.
The championships had been due to be held in Melbourne from Oct. 22-24, but the city is still in a hard lockdown despite coronavirus infections falling to single and low double digits in recent weeks.
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