• World Athletics confirms talks with World Health Organisation• Asian Athletics Association cancels Hangzhoux championships
Doubts are growing over whether the World Indoor Athletics championships will be staged in Nanjing in March after China’s leader
Xi Jinping warned of the “accelerating spread” of the coronavirus in the country.
On Sunday the Asian Athletics Association announced it was cancelling its Indoor Championships, which were due to take place in Hangzhou – 600km from Wuhan – on 12 and 13 February because of the virus, leading to increasing speculation within athletics circles that the World Indoors is also under threat.