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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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9 April 2020
Призыв Томаса Баха, частный остров для UFC и онлайн-турнир по шахматам с призовым фондом 250 тысяч долл.
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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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4 August 2020
Challenges of 2020 to Revise Sport’s Formats and Mission

How did the pandemic shift priorities to mass sport over high performance athletics? What principles will determine the programme of the next Olympic Games? What makes cybersport an integral part of corporate culture? What is the humanitarian role of sport in the post-COVID world? Why challenges of 2020 need to be factored into the Sport Strategy 2030? Georgy Bryusov, Deputy CEO and Head of Sport, Entertainment and Special Programmes at the Roscongress Foundation, shared his view on these important issues.

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7 August 2020
Food retailing: the threat of lower marginality

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21 May 2020
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect much of the world. Knowledge of diagnostic tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is still evolving, and a clear understanding of the nature of the tests and interpretation of their findings is important.

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28 April 2020
How to Remain Remotely Agile Through COVID-19

One of the pillars of agile ways of working is team collocation. Study after study shows that teams that work together in the same place report higher productivity and effectiveness and better decision making. So, what happens when a disruption such as coronavirus renders collocation inadvisable if not impossible? Can team members working in remote locations still be agile?