COVID-19: public support for canceling professional sports as of March 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire sports industry. Several professional sports leagues, including the NBA and NHL, as well as most professional soccer leagues in Europe, took the decision to postpone or suspend their seasons in order to mitigate the spread of the disease. This unprecedented move was covered extensively in the media with ramifications for both players and fans alike. In a March 2020 survey, 41 percent of respondents strongly agreed with the sentiment that professional sports leagues were doing the right thing by suspending their seasons due to the pandemic.

始于2020年初的全球COVID-19疫情不仅对公共卫生构成了重大威胁，同时也对整个体育产业造成了严重影响。包括NBA和NHL在内的多个职业体育联盟，以及欧洲大部分职业足球联赛，均决定推迟或暂停赛季，以减轻疾病的传播。这一史无前例的措施在媒体上得到了广泛的报道，并对运动员和球迷双方产生了深远的影响。在2020年3月的一项调查中，41%的受访者强烈认同职业体育联盟因疫情暂停赛季的做法是正确的。