What does coronavirus mean for upcoming international sports events in Australia?
In late March, Basketball Australia chief executive Jerril Rechter was preparing to fly to Geneva to meet with the board of Fiba, the game’s governing body. Rechter and three colleagues had tickets booked, bags packed and a pitch ready to sell Australia as the best possible host of the 2022 Women’s World Cup.
Just days before their flight, coronavirus-related travel restrictions rendered the trip impossible. Rechter and her team pivoted to video-conferencing, presenting late into the evening during Fiba’s first-ever virtual board meeting. They waited patiently as another nation outlined a competing bid, before re-joining the call to witness Fiba president Hamane Niang open an envelope that revealed Australia as the winner.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/08/what-does-coronavirus-mean-for-upcoming-international-sports-events-in-australia
Just days before their flight, coronavirus-related travel restrictions rendered the trip impossible. Rechter and her team pivoted to video-conferencing, presenting late into the evening during Fiba’s first-ever virtual board meeting. They waited patiently as another nation outlined a competing bid, before re-joining the call to witness Fiba president Hamane Niang open an envelope that revealed Australia as the winner.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/08/what-does-coronavirus-mean-for-upcoming-international-sports-events-in-australia
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