Two squash tourneys postponed

The Asian Team Championships was scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur from March 25 to 29, while the Asian Junior Individual Championships was to be staged in Quingdao from June 29 to July 3. The decision was taken at the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Squash Federation.

ASF said that fresh dates for both the events will be announced later. “In view of current situation of COVID-19 across the globe and recent assessment of World Health Organisation on the risk of spread and its impact, the ASF EXCO, having discussed with hosting nations, decided to postpone the 20th Asian Team Championships as well as the 27th Asian Junior Individual Championships to prevent the risk of spread,” said ASF.

“When the new dates of the events are confirmed, we will inform all members immediately,” ASF administrative manager Jane Li said in a statement. The two tournaments are the latest sporting events to be hit by the deadly Coronavirus, which has claimed more than 3,000 lives and infected 89,000 people across the world.

The Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament, which was scheduled to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia, from April 11 to 18, has also been affected as it has been rescheduled to September 24 to October 3.