Coronavirus hits China's Olympic hopes

People wearing protective suits walk from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus.has destroyed the Tokyo Olympic dreams of some Chinese athletes and disrupted the preparations of others, forcing them to miss tournaments and train in strict isolation -- sometimes in masks.

In one stark example, China's women's football team resorted to doing stretching exercises in the corridor of a Brisbane hotel after they were quarantined ahead of an Olympic qualifying tournament.China hopes that rival countries will open their doors to its athletes to compete in qualifiers as some nations, including Australia, have issued strict restrictions on arrivals from China.

They will face South Korea over two legs for a spot in Tokyo, but the"home" match will need to take place abroad. Tokyo was supposed to be the Games when China -- spearheaded by decorated swimmer Sun Yang, who is awaiting a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling over a missed drugs test -- strikes back.- 'Nobody can get out' -

China is not telling us the whole truth about coronavirus ,i suspect this is way to big even for them 😷😷

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