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Asian Games in China postponed for year because of corona

11:05 a.m.: The Asian Games in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed by a year due to the resurgence of the corona virus in China. The quadrennial event would take place from September 10 to 25 this year.

The decision was made by the OCA, the Olympic Committee of Asia, “after careful consideration by all stakeholders of the size of the Games and the situation of the pandemic.” Last month it was decided that the event would continue in 2022 despite the increasing number of infections.

Most international sporting events in China have been suspended since the outbreak of the corona pandemic, except for the Winter Olympics in Beijing. These took place in February in a strict ‘biobubble’. Shortly after the Games, the metropolis of Shanghai had to deal with one of the worst outbreaks of Covid-19 in two years. The many millions of residents have been in lockdown since the beginning of April. Hangzhou is about 200 kilometers from Shanghai.

Australia had already announced last week that it would not send athletes to the Asian Games.

Arsenal extend contract for head coach Arteta

11.06 am: Arsenal have extended the contract of head coach Mikel Arteta. The 40-year-old former player of the club is now stuck in London until the 2024-2025 season. His old contract ran until the summer of 2023.

“We want to take the club to the next level and really compete with the top teams. For that we have to play in the Champions League. We need to be able to develop the team and make our players better,” said Arteta, who joined Arsenal in December 2019. He then succeeded Unai Emery, now successful at Villarreal.

Arsenal are in fourth place in the Premier League and have qualified for the Champions League in their own hands. This season Arsenal have not played European football after last season’s disappointing eighth place.

The contract of Jonas Eidevall, the head coach of the football players of Arsenal, was also extended. The 39-year-old Swede has now been detained until mid-2024. Vivianne Miedema is under contract with Arsenal.