The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) would like to postpone next year’s Alpine skiing world championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo until March 2022.
Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malagò revealed the plans during an interview with RAI state TV on Sunday night.
Malagò says “this is the best solution” in order to avoid the championships being canceled or shortened after the fallout in Italy from the coronavirus pandemic.
Malagò says FISI would officially send the request to the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) board on Monday. Cortina was already forced to cancel the World Cup finals in March this year due to the advancing virus.