Английская Википедия:2020 Arctic Winter Games

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The 2020 Arctic Winter Games was a scheduled winter multi-sport event which was to take place in Whitehorse, Yukon, between 15 and 21 March 2020. On 7 March 2020, the games were cancelled due to the international coronavirus pandemic.[1]

The Arctic Winter Games is the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic. The Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture held weekly, each time with a different nation or region as the host. AWG celebrates sports, social interaction and culture. The Games contribute to creating awareness of cultural diversity and develop athletes to participate in competitions with a focus on fair play. The Games bind the Arctic countries together and include traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.[2]

Organization

On 7 March 2020 it was announced that the 2020 Arctic Winter Games would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement was made through a public joint statement from the Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games Host Society, the government of Yukon, city of Whitehorse and Chief Medical Officer of Health.[3]

Participants

Nine contingents would have participated in the 2020 Arctic Winter Games.[4]

The Games

Sports

21 sport disciplines were scheduled in the 2020 Arctic Winter Games program. Archery would have made its return to the games, having appeared only once before in 1974. Alpine skiing would have returned after not appearing in the 2018 Arctic Winter Games.[5]

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