Olympic Test Event in China Called off Amid Travel Concerns


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Another test event for the 2022 Beijing Olympics was called off Saturday, when bobsled and skeleton officials canceled plans to have a training week and World Cup race on a newly built track to end this year’s sliding season. The decision comes just days after luge officials also canceled that sport’s season-ending World Cup and training week on the track built in Yanqing. The reason, in both cases, was the same: ongoing concerns about international travel during the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in China about a year ago. In a letter sent to national federations Saturday, International Bobsled and Skeleton...