The Roscongress Foundation has compiled a news digest entitled ‘Global sport in the COVID-19 pandemic’, which covers 11–13 May. This issue presents the following topics:
— The head coach of Russia’s national women’s wrestling team has died from COVID-19;
— Oleg Matytsin has launched the FISU Healthy Campus project;
— Match TV will continue to show the European football league until 2024, having renewed its contract with UEFA;
— Donald Trump on UFC 249: «We need sports. Let’s play»;
— 1.5 million people in Moscow tuned in to watch UFC 249 on REN TV;
— Leagues in England and Spain could re-start on 12 June;
— The protocol to resume the Russian Premier League has been sent to government for approval. If approved, a maximum of 200 people will be able to attend matches;
— Maxim Oreshkin has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of PFC CSKA;
— FIDE has welcomed the results of the Nations Cup, which took place in an online format;
— Vlad Marinescu has been appointed President of the International Esports Federation;
— India is set to bid to host the 2032 Olympics after the pandemic;
— The FIFA Congress will go ahead on 18 September in video conference format;
— The President of the European Volleyball Confederation will be chosen in Moscow;
— More than 4,000 online courses will be made available to ATP players across the world;
— Visitor numbers to betting sites in April fell by more than 40%.
