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A few months after holding a Winter Olympics as memorable for its extreme anti-COVID-19 measures as the competition, China has all but given up hosting international sporting events while it battles fresh outbreaks around key cities. On Sunday, China surrendered hosting rights for next year's Asian Cup, the continent's top soccer showpiece, a move which came little more than a week after it postponed the multi-sport Asian Games to 2023. Top-tier athletics, figure skating and an X Games event have been moved or cancelled in recent months, leaving China's once busy international calendar looking threadbare. Sports events still nominally on...
