NAOMI OSAKA - WON THE US OPEN WHILE HIGHLIGHTING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES WITH THE MASKS SHE WORE DURING THE TOURNAMENT
MARCH 13 , 2020 : THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE UNTIL APRIL 3RD DUE TO COVID-19 . OTHER FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS BRITAIN FOLLOWED SUIT , WITH WOMEN ’ S FOOTBALL ALSO AFFECTED
NAOMI OSAKA , 23-YEAR-OLD , BORN IN CHŪŌ-KU , JAPAN , TO A JAPANESE MOTHER AND A HAITIAN FATHER , MOVED WITH HER FAMILY TO NEW YORK WHEN SHE WAS THREE . SHE FIRST GRABBED THE HEADLINES IN 2016 AT THE AGE OF 19 , WHEN SHE WON THE WOMEN ’ S TOUR , ASSOCIATION ( WTA ) NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR AWARD AFTER REACHING HER FIRST WTA FINAL AND RISING TO A CAREER-HIGH RANKING OF NO . 40 .
HER US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY SURELY QUALIFIES AS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2020 TENNIS SEASON NOT JUST FOR HER IMPRESSIVE ATHLETICISM BUT ALSO FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVISM .
MARCH 24 , 2020 : THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND
OSAKA HIGHLIGHTED RACIAL AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE THROUGHOUT HER RUN AT THE TOURNAMENT , WHERE SHE WORE SEVEN BLACK MASKS BEARING THE NAMES OF DIFFERENT VICTIMS , ONE FOR EACH ROUND .
TOKYO 2020 ORGANISING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 TO A DATE “ NOT LATER THAN SUMMER 2021 ”.
MARCH 11 , 2020 : THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION ( NBA ) ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF THE 2019 – 20 SEASON AFTER RUDY GOBERT OF UTAH JAZZ TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 . THE FOLLOWING DAY THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE ( NHL ) SUSPENDED THEIR 2019 – 20 SEASON FOR THE SAME REASON .
APRIL , 2020 : DIDIER DROGBA AND SAMUEL ETO ’ O SLAMMED SUGGESTIONS BY TWO FRENCH DOCTORS JEAN-PAUL MIRA AND CAMILLE LOCHT THAT AFRICA SHOULD BE USED AS A TEST SITE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINES AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS .
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