Coronavirus toll at 10:00 (GMT) Wednesday
Paris – The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3
406 803 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according
to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 10:00 (GMT) on Wednesday.
164 145 030 cases of coronavirus have been
registered.
The vast majority have recovered, though some have
continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months later.
These figures are based on daily tolls provided by
health authorities in each country and exclude later re-evaluations by
statistical organisations, as has happened in Russia, Spain and Britain.
On Tuesday, 14 243 new deaths and 621 664 new cases
were recorded worldwide.
Based on latest reports, the countries with the
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MEXICO CITY – The Cali-Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games were pushed back by about three month and will now take place between November 25 and December 5.
Organisers made the announcement earlier Wednesday after several meetings and consultations with experts. The Games were originally scheduled to take place September 9 and 19.
“America is one of the continents that has been most affected by Covid-19, and although important vaccination processes have begun in most countries, the pandemic is still a threat and a lot of work remains to be done,” a release said.
As a result, Panam Sports, the Government of Colombia, the Colombian Olympic Committee, the Valle del Cauca Government, the Cali Mayor’s Office and the Local Organising Committee have all been monitoring how the situation evolves month by month, not only in the host country and city of the first Junior Pan American Games, but also in the member countries of the Pan American Sports O
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Team Canada disqualified from the Jumping Competition at the 2019 Pan American Games 01/13/21
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedures between the Canadian equestrian athlete Nicole Walker, Equestrian Canada and the Pan American Sports Organisation (Panam Sports) relating to the decision issued by the Panam Sports Disciplinary Commission on 11 December 2019 (the Challenged Decision) in which Nicole Walker was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) after an in-competition sample provided by her during the 2019 Pan American Games (the Pan Am Games) was found to contain benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine and a prohibited substance. In the Challenged Decision, the individual results obtained by Nicole Walker on 7 and 9 August 2019 were disqualified and her results from 6 and 7 August 2019 were replaced with the results of the next applicable Canadian team member for the purposes of the equestrian
Canada loses appeal to regain Olympic equestrian place
January 12, 2021 GMT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Canada’s equestrian team lost its appeal to regain a place in the Tokyo Olympics jumping lineup on Tuesday in a doping case involving traces of cocaine in South American tea.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges gave an urgent ruling dismissing appeals by Nicole Walker and the Canadian equestrian federation against her disqualification from the 2019 Pan American Games team jumping competition in Peru.
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Without Walker’s scores in Lima, the Canadians slipped out of the final Olympic qualification place, which instead went to Argentina.