After a 2020 crossed by the pandemic, sport is reactivated with activity in the different disciplines.
Tennis will break the ice, handball draws attention with its World Cup and follows the action for basketball and volleyball.
The first big tennis date will be in February
The pandemic forced to modify the calendars of all disciplines for the year that began and tennis is not exempt.
Unlike what happens traditionally, The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, will take place from February 21.
The Australian tournament is usually played during the second half of January, but the epidemiological situation made it necessary to change the date.
Diego Schwartzman and Nadia Podoroska will be the standard bearers of national tennis in a season in which they will seek to continue being protagonists.
The Rosario will play her first tournament in Abu Dhabi, starting on January 5, while Peque has not yet confirmed what her first tournament of the year will be.
One of the great unknowns worldwide to know if Roger Federer will be part of the international circuit again.
A 2021 with little action for Los Pumas
After a year with good sports results and controversy off the court, The Pumas are preparing for a 2021 with little action.
Until now confirmed two friendly matches against France and Italy, in the first weeks of November. Meanwhile they wait for news from the Four Nations.
The Jaguars, meanwhile, were surprisingly left without activities for 2021 after the resignation of the four South African franchises to continue competing in Super Rugby.
One continuity and two unknowns in basketball
After the rugged start of the National League, which had an outbreak of cases in the bubble it had made, the highest category in the country will resume its activity on January 7.
The Regular Phase will be played throughout January and, once the 38 dates are met, the playoffs will take place.
The contest has a lot of zonal presence in teams trying to advance to the next phase.
While the promotion categories (Liga Argentina and Torneo Federal) are still awaiting a resolution from the CABB.
While the Federal already has a possible return date (February 5), the old TNA still did not solve anything and his future is unknown.
The volleyball League gets underway in Paraná
The Argentine Volleyball League will start on January 21 next under the format of “bubbles”.
The start of the Regular Phase will be in Paraná, where Paracao, new runner-up of the Argentine Cup, will act as organizer.
The round trip that will be played for nine days will be played from January 21 to 29.
Gladiators aim for the handball World Cup
The Gladiators are preparing for the Egypt World Cup, that will take place from January 13 to 31.
They will share zone D of the tournament with Denmark, Bahrain and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tokyo hopes to host the Olympics this year
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics had to be reprogrammed due to the coronavirus pandemic They will be held between July 23 and August 8, 2021.
Paula Pareto, Olympic champion in Rio 2016, heads the list of Argentine athletes in 30 sports who will seek their place in the coming months.
Until in March all competitions were suspended due to the health emergency, a total of 143 Argentines already had their place secured.
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