World Cup Races in Czech Republic Canceled

World Cup Races in Czech Republic Canceled
Winner Frida Karlsson (R) from Sweden reacts at the end of the women's 30km classical cross-country skiing race at the FIS World Cup Nordic, in Holmenkollen, Norway, on March 7, 2020. Annika Byrde/NTB Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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PRAGUE—World Cup cross-country ski races will not take place in the Czech Republic on Feb. 20-21 after COVID-19 restrictions in neighboring Germany tightened, Czech organizers said on Saturday.

The decision came after Germany, which is due to host world championship races from Feb. 25 to March 7, tightened conditions for travelers from the Czech Republic, which has struggled to control one of Europe’s highest infection rates of the novel coronavirus.