New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Grandmaster Koneru Humpy could give the continental multi-discipline event later this year a miss since the Games are being held in China, the country where the deadly COVID-19 virus reportedly originated and spread across the world in 2020.
The virus has largely been contained in most parts of the world.
The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data shows that between January 3, 2020 and April 5 this year, China recorded 99,238,586 COVID-19 cases with 120,896 fatalities.
The world’s most populous country has not reported any new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, according to WHO.
China was originally scheduled to host the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2022 but postponed the quadrennial showpiece event by a year because of the pandemic.
Asked about her expectations at the Asian Games, where chess is set to return after 13 years — the last time the sport was part of the curriculum was in 2010 Guangzhou –, Humpy said, “Well I’m not sure about my participation in the Asian Games because it’s being held in China.” “Because of China, I’m not sure I’ll participate. Probably I’ll be deciding in June or July. (It’s) because of COVID, what else could be the reason (not) to go to China,”Humpy told
Source: PTI News
