Editing COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (U.S. state) (section)

===Sports===
{{Main|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}
Most of the state's sports teams were affected. Several leagues began postponing or suspending their seasons starting March 12. [[Major League Baseball]] cancelled the remainder of [[spring training]] on that date, and on March 16, they announced that the season will be postponed indefinitely, after the recommendations from the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] to restrict events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks, affecting the [[2020 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]].<ref name="mlb">{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-of-regular-season-to-be-pushed-back |title=Opening of regular season to be pushed back |first=Mark |last=Feinsand |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=March 16, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527171034/https://www.mlb.com/news/opening-of-regular-season-to-be-pushed-back |url-status=live }}</ref> Also on March 12, the [[National Basketball Association]] announced the season would be suspended for 30 days, affecting the [[2019–20 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]].<ref name=nba>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28893331/nba-owners-seeking-30-day-reevaluation-suspension-games |title=Silver: NBA hiatus likely to last 'at least' 30 days |date=March 12, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |access-date=March 13, 2020 |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616080717/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28893331/nba-owners-seeking-30-day-reevaluation-suspension-games |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] also cancelled all of its remaining tournaments for the academic year, including the [[2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament]] — whose semi-finals and championship game were originally to be hosted by Atlanta.<ref name="NCAA cancellations">{{cite press release |url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships |title=NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships |publisher=NCAA |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614142823/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Masters Tournament|Masters]], held annually in Augusta, were postponed and are tentatively rescheduled for November 12–15, 2020.<ref name="nyt-pennington-masters">{{cite news |last1=Pennington |first1=Bill |title=With Masters Postponed, Not Canceled, Golfers Hope for a Do-Over |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/sports/golf/masters-postponed.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=March 20, 2020 |date=March 13, 2020 |archive-date=January 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105150812/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/sports/golf/masters-postponed.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

NASCAR was Scheduled to Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 13–15, On March 12 NASCAR announced that the events would be held with out crowds in the stand, but however 24 hours later the races were cancelled and rescheduled for June 6–7