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Paris-Nice, All England badminton or Rally Mexico resist suspension

The world of sport is experiencing constant cancellations these days due to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. In the last hours the stops of the Australian Grand Prix of Formula 1, NBA (for a month), The Players or the American university leagues have joined. Despite this, this week some events remain, mainly in the sports area, which up to now continue.

The Paris-Nice, one of the best weekly laps of the cycling calendar, continues to maintain its final stretch. Of course, in part, because he canceled his final day on Sunday late in the morning on Friday. It does keep those of this Friday and this Saturday. A few days ago, the race, one of the most significant in the preparation for the Tour de France, imposed restrictions to avoid the presence of the public at the start and end of each stage. However, the race has already seen five of its eight stages completed before the scheduled finish on Sunday. For now, the indications for the weekend remain. In other words, a suspension of the test has not been proposed.

Another event that goes on is the All England badminton. This is one of the Super 1000 of the calendar, that is, one of the ‘Grand Slam’ if the equivalence with tennis is made. Considered in fact the ‘Wimbledon’ of the sport of the racket and the shuttlecock, it has scheduled the dispute of the quarterfinal day this Friday. In Birmingham, venue of the tournament, Carolina Marin He aspires to his second All England after the one won in 2015 and, if all goes according to plan, he will play this Friday afternoon against Akane Yamaguchi in a high-flying match in the quarterfinals.

Another sports event planned this week is the European boxing pre-Olympic, which starts this Saturday after seeing how their dates remain unchanged. Eleven Spaniards fight to secure their qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.

In the motor world, the cancellation in the last hours of the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has stood out, but the other great automobile event of the weekend is still being disputed. He Rally Mexico He started with the dominance of Thierry Neuville and a good fifth place for Dani Sordo on the first day.

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