Ivy League Forgoes and Postpones Competitions For Upcoming Seasons

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The Ivy League Presidents announced Thursday evening that fall and winter sports competitions have been canceled.

Additionally, spring sports competition will be postponed until the end of February 2021. The release included that training would be permissible during the period.

With the health & wellbeing of student-athletes & the greater campus community in mind, The Ivy League Presidents decide to forego athletics competition in fall & winter sports, postpone competition in spring sports through February 2021.

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— The Ivy League (@IvyLeague) November 12, 2020

“Consistent with its commitment to safeguard the health and wellbeing of student-athletes, the greater campus community and general public, the Ivy League Council of Presidents has decided that league schools will not conduct intercollegiate athletics competition in winter sports during the 2020-21 season,” read the release.

“In addition, the Ivy League will not conduct competition for fall sports during the upcoming spring semester. Lastly, intercollegiate athletics competition for spring sports is postponed through at least the end of February 2021.”

Read the full release here.
 

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