Just under half of all major World Championships and multi-sport games that were scheduled to take place in 2020 were cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new event hosting study
Study: 49% of 2020 World Championships, multi-sports games cancelled
Ice hockey's annual IIHF World Championships were among those to be cancelled in 2020 (Photo by Alexander DemianchukTASS via Getty Images)
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