As the world—not just the sports world, but the entire world—grapples with the balance between continuing to turn and grinding to a halt in response to COVID-19, Virginia Athletics announced today that all athletic activities, including practice and competition, will be indefinitely suspended in order to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus.
“We understand this is unusual and unprecedented; however, these are extremely unusual times,” Virginia athletics director Carla Williams said in a statement. “These decisions will be reviewed on a daily basis as circumstances change. This is not ideal for anyone, but the goal is to preserve and protect the health and safety of as many people in our Athletics family and beyond as possible.