Thomas Bach’s rallying cry, a private island for the UFC, and an online chess tournament with a USD 250,000 prize fund

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Release date: 9 April 2020

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COVID-19

The Roscongress Foundation is pleased to present its World Sport during the COVID-19 Pandemic news digest for 6–8 April. Topics which are covered in this issue include the following:

— «Stay active, stay strong, stay healthy, and come on,» urges International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

— UFC to hold tournaments every week on a private island

— US Olympic Committee deprived of hundreds of millions of dollars

— Serie A lobbies for the reintroduction of betting firm advertising for a year to prevent clubs from going bust. Italian National Olympic Committee supports footballers

— World chess champion Magnus Carlsen launches online tournament with USD 250,000 prize fund

— Novosibirsk Governor on preparations for 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships: «Construction work on all facilities has been resumed»

— Caster Semenya beats Cristiano Ronaldo at his own challenge

— Sportmaster: the retail company’s transition to online orders, and secondary employment assistance for staff

— Eleven countries buy Belarusian Premier League broadcasting rights

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