By CBS 17 Digital Desk | July 9, 2020 at 11:59 AM EDT – Updated July 9 at 11:59 AM
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will delay the start of its fall Olympic sports until Sept. 1.
The decision was unanimously approved by the ACC Board of Directors.
“The decision allows each campus to further focus on ensuring return to competition protocols are in place to facilitate the resocialization process,” the ACC said in a release.
The delay includes all exhibition and non-conference games in the sports of men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball.
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