Here, we will discuss about the covid 19 effect on sports. A sport is an important factor for the economical and social development of the world. The Covid-19 scenario has disturbed the sports by all means. The pandemic has created violence in the world and also lifted the banning in all areas including Sports. The social distancing that created a barricade in the spread of the virus has made an immense effect on the fixture of sports. It not only affected the sports athletes but also affected the teams, governments along the media that covers the sports.
The Covid-19 pandemic has created degradation with a great depression everywhere. This scenario has lead to the banning of the most popular game that is the Summer Olympics also.
Covid-19 and Global Economy of Sports
Sports leagues main income is in the three factors that include:
- Broadcasting
- Commercial Advertising
- Match Revenue
The amount of sports media rights in the global market is around $50bn but 60% of that amount is credited for just 10 sports leagues. But the Covid has changed the whole scenario. The value of the sports organizations in the global market was evaluated to be $471bn in 2018, which was an increase of 45% since 2011, before the coronavirus pandemic affecting the play.
What Sports are affected by Covid-19?
The Covid-19 pandemic stopped several international and national games that are listed below:
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympics was scheduled to take place in 2020 in Tokyo but the sudden breakthrough of this virus forced the organization to stop it. The organizing committee took all kinds of possible safety measures for the athletes and audience but this did not help and the summer Olympics were also postponed.
Winter Olympics
The World Curling Federation decided to provide another set of qualifications to be a part of the Olympics. The next winter Olympics is going to be held in 2022, but the IIHF World Ranking further informed that if the conditions didn’t recover these games will also be postponed.
World Games
Allinternational world games are affected due to the spread of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
Cricket
Indian Cricket faced an immense backdrop due to the pandemic. Cricket was expected by all the citizens and the loss faced by the BCCI is beyond imagination.
Football
Football matches are now on hold and are said by the government and the organization that it is also further going to be postponed if the scenario didn’t turn out well.
Badminton
All Indian Badminton Championship is also postponed or canceled and it is also said that the World Federation of Sports is blaming BWF for putting the athletes in danger.
Some other sports that were also affected by the Pandemic situation are:
- Bowling
- Archery
- Hockey
- Table Tennis
- Boxing
- Weight Lifting
Covid-19 affecting IPL 2021
The postponing of IPL really made everyone shocked. Covid-19 not only affected the sports but also the players. Indian Premium League Players including Coach L. Balaji have been affected by the virus too. This virus is making things worse day by day and also not leaving any individual. The IPL was stopped due to the only reason players getting affected by the virus.
After the coach, the bowler of Kolkata Knight Rider Sandeep Warrier and Varun Chakravarthy also became positive on Covid.
A small statement is done by the authorities “The BCCI and the IPL Governing Council have unanimously decided to postpone the IPL 2021 till further notice. We don’t wish to compromise the safety of the players, the people involved, employees, the groundsmen, the match officials,” BCCI general secretary Jay Shah told news agency ANI.
Ace cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle said on Twitter that the postponement was ‘inevitable’.
“I guess it became inevitable in the last couple of days…. Look forward to calling the action in happier times. The IPL is a great event and I hope it returns stronger when the world is what we knew it to be,” said Bhogle.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Physical and Well-Being
The government and other organizations are coming together and helping each other to fight against this immense doomsday scenario. They have made some points and asked everyone to focus on them. These include:
- Supporting Physical Activity
- Research and Policy Guidance
- Technical Cooperation
- Development of Capacity
Conclusion
So, it was all about the Covid 19 effect on sports. In this hard time, sports are also not able to play their part to bring the world together and that is creating an immense opportunity to grow for the technologies. People are getting close to technologies rather than enjoying them. Depression, anxiety, and jealousy are building among people and are transforming the whole protocol into a new world protocol.