The marquee event of the men's Alpine Olympic programme at the Beijing Winter Games was postponed to Monday at noon (0400 GMT) after high winds on Sunday forced two hours of delays before organisers threw in the towel.
"Due to the present weather situation with the wind gust and the updated forecast - the jury together with the organiser have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay today's men’s Olympic downhill to another day," organisers said in a statement.
While fans are not allowed to attend the race due to COVID-19 restrictions, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach had arrived at the course, which is made from artificial snow, to watch the event. "We will see, we just have to be patient and make sure that we make the right decisions," the World Cup downhill leader said.
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