2020 KDU–ČSL leadership election, Background
Leadership debate was held on 17 January 2020. First part of debate was about the direction of KDU-ČSL. All candidates stated they want KDU-ČSL to have stronger support than 6%. Zdechovský stated that party needs new impulse and new face. Jurečka noted that KDU-ČSL has to be readable for voters and should communicate better. Bartošek stated that his first step as a leader would be to meet regional leaders of the party to prepare strategy for regional election. Jurečka stated that he would focus on cheaper  housing.


2020 KDU–ČSL leadership election, Background
Lidové noviny reported on 24 January 2020 that Jurečka and Bartošek are expected to advance to run off with Jurečka being front runner.


2020 KDU–ČSL leadership election, Background
Česká televize held a debate of candidates on 25 January 2020. Candidates agreed that party should be stronger


2020 KDU–ČSL leadership election, Voting
Election is held on 25 January 2020. It was announced that Štěpán Matek was nominated alongside Bartošek, Jurečka and Zdechovský but declined to run. Zdechovský withdrawn from election on the day. Jan Horníček on the other hand announced his candidacy on 25 January 2020. Bartošek stated during his nomination speech that party should better sell its values and not go in government with criminally prosecuted politician. Jurečka stated that the KDU– ČSL should be more visible and confident. He talked against possible electoral alliance with the Civic Democratic Party or any other opposition party. Horníček stated that party should focus more on Ecology. Jurečka received 205 votes against Bartošek's 142 and became the new leader.


2020 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships
The 2020 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships in speed skating were held in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink from 25 January to 26 January 2020. The tournament was part of the 2019–2020 speed skating season. Jan Blokhuijsen and Antoinette de Jong won the allround titles.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships
The 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships were held at the Thialf skating rink in Heerenveen from Friday 27 December 2019 to Sunday 29 December 2019. Although the tournament was held in 2019 it was the 2020 edition as it was part of the 2019–2020 speed skating season.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 10,000 m
The men's 10,000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019. There were 10 participants.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 10,000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Hanjo Heideman. Assistant: Wil Schildwacht  Starter: Sieme Kok Start: 14:10 hr. Finish: 15:41 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1000 m
The men's 1000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019. There were 22 participants.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Hanjo Heideman. Assistant: Wil Schildwacht  Starter: Janny Smegen Start: 16:41 hr. Finish: 17:13 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 1500 m
The men's 1500 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 28 December 2019. There were 20 participants.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 500 m
The men's 500 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 27 December 2019. There were 22 participants.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 500 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Hanjo Heideman. Assistant: Wil Schildwacht  Starter: Janny SmegenStart: 18:20 hr. Finish: 18:41 hr


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 5000 m
The men's 5000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships took place in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 27 December 2019. There were 16 participants.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's 5000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Hanjo Heideman. Assistant: Wil Schildwacht  Starter: Sieme Kok Start: 19:57 hr. Finish: 21:10 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's mass start
The men's Mass Start at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Men's mass start, Result
Referee: Rieks van Lubek. Starter: Sieme Kok Start: 17:43 hr. Finish: 18:20 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 1000 m
The women's 1000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 1500 m
The women's 1500 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 27 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 3000 m
The women's 3000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 28 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 3000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Frank Zwitser. Assistant: Suzan van den Belt  Starter: Peter van Muiswinkel Start: 16:58 hr. Finish: 17:39 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 500 m
The women's 500 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Saturday 28 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 500 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Frank Zwitser Assistant: Suzan van den Belt  Starter: André de Vries Start: 15:25 hr. Finish: 15:44 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 5000 m
The women's 5000 meter at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's 5000 m, Statistics, Result
Referee: Frank Zwitser. Assistant: Suzan van den Belt  Starter: Peter van Muiswinkel Start: 13:10 hr. Finish: 13:52 hr.


2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships – Women's mass start
The women's Mass Start at the 2020 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Sunday 29 December 2019.


2020 KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships
The 2020 KNSB Dutch Sprint Championships in speed skating were held in Heerenveen at the Thialf ice skating rink from 25 January to 26 January 2020. The tournament was part of the 2019–2020 speed skating season. Kjeld Nuis and Letitia de Jong won the sprint titles. The sprint championships were held at the same time as the 2020 KNSB Dutch Allround Championships.


2020 KNVB Cup Final
The 2020 KNVB Cup Final was planned to be a football match between Eredivisie clubs FC Utrecht and Feyenoord, that would take place on 19 April 2020 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was to be the final match of the 2019–20 KNVB Cup, the 102nd season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition.


2020 KNVB Cup Final
The winners of this match would have competed in the 2020 Johan Cruyff Shield and earned a 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage berth, assuming they hadn't already qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.


2020 KNVB Cup Final
On 24 April 2020, the final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
The 2020 Kabaddi World Cup  or 2020 Tapal Tezdum Kabbadi World Cup (for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), held from 9 February to 16 February 2020 with the Opening Ceremony on 9 February 2020 at the Punjab Stadium, Lahore. The tournament was played in Punjab, Pakistan.


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Organization
The tournament was organized by the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, Sports Board Punjab & Pakistan Kabaddi Federation.


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Participating nations
The 8 day event had 9 participating nations in the tournament.


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Promotion in media
This World Cup was promoted on social media by the hashtag #ApniMittiApnaKhel (lit. Our Soil, Our Game).


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Promotion in media, Ceremonies
The opening ceremony took take place at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore, prior to the first match of the 2020 Kabaddi World Cup between Pakistan and Canada.


2020 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Fixtures
Note: All matches' timings are according to Pakistan Standard Time (UTC +5:00).


2020 Kabul University attack
On 2 November 2020, three gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 32 people and wounding 50 others. The attack began around the time that government officials were expected to arrive at the campus for the opening of an Iranian book fair. The three gunmen were later killed during a fight with security forces. The attack occurred at around 11:00 A.M. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) claimed responsibility for the attack.


2020 Kabul University attack
The attack came after months of increased tensions between the Afghan government, the Taliban, and ISIL-affiliated fighters.


2020 Kabul University attack, Background
The University of Kabul has been one of Afghanistan's largest institutions of higher education, with a student body of 22,000. The university had previously been attacked when in July 2019 a bomb had killed nine outside of the university gates. Just over a week before the November attack on the university, a suicide bomber had killed 30 at another educational institution in Kabul.


2020 Kabul University attack, Background
On the day of the attack the university was hosting an international bookfair. Several Afghan government officials and the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan were expected to attend the event.


2020 Kabul University attack, Attack
The attack began on the morning of 2 November at around 11:00 A.M. A group of armed gunmen detonated an explosive at the gate to the university's grounds, after which they entered the compound, killing bystanders and later taking around 35 hostages. Many students were able to escape the attack by climbing over the university's perimeter walls, while those trapped in buildings were forced to shelter in place. Some of the wounded from the attack were evacuated to nearby Ali Abad hospital.


2020 Kabul University attack, Attack
Kabul police and Afghan army special forces were dispatched to the university and set up a perimeter around the site, after which they engaged in a building-by-building sweep of the grounds over the next few hours. American and Danish soldiers as well as Norwegian special forces also responded to the attack.


2020 Kabul University attack, Attack
Following the attack, SITE Intelligence Group reported that the regional branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) had claimed responsibility for the killings. The Afghan Taliban denied responsibility for the attack, though one Afghan government official attributed it to the group.


2020 Kabul University attack, Casualties
Thirty-five people were killed and more than 50 others were injured. The majority of the victims were students at the university, who were all part of the public administration facility. Afghanistan's TOLOnews described the deaths as Afghanistan "losing its talented youth" as many of the victims were reportedly among the top performers in their classes.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
The attack was widely condemned both nationally and internationally. The presidential spokesman said "terrorists" were "attacking academic centers after they were defeated in Helmand". First Vice President Amrullah Saleh tweeted "One day we will correct our intelligence failures. But the Talibs, their likeminded satanic allies in the next door won’t be ever able to wash their conscience of this stinking and non-justifiable attack on Kabul University." Former President Hamid Karzai called it an "unforgivable crime". Saad Mohseni of Tolo News described the attack as "These animals are killing our children." The Afghan government declared the day after the attack to be a national day of mourning.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
Saleh admitted that the attack was an intelligence failure and he faced backlash after blaming the attack on the Taliban, who, in response, denied it.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
Both Pakistan and India condemned the attack, as did other countries, the United Nations Security Council, and UN Secretary General António Guterres.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
Students from the university told local press the next day that the attack would not deter them from pursuing their education.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
In the aftermath of the attack, first responders found the phone of a student who had an unread message from her father, reading Jan-e-pedar, kujasti? (جان پدر کجاستی؟ = Father's dearest, where are you?). Soon after, this message began trending on social media, and Iranian classical singer, Homayoun Shajarian decided to dedicate  to those killed in the attack. A month earlier his own father, a legendary Iranian classical singer, Mohammed Reza Shajarian, died in Jam Hospital in Tehran. With the approaching one-year anniversary of the Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 coming up on January 8, Shajarian decided to dedicate the song to all who had lost their innocent loved ones recently. The story of Souvashoun draws on classical Persian figure Siyavash, commonly regarded as a symbol of innocence.


2020 Kabul University attack, Reactions
On August 27, 2021, the United States military conducted a drone strike against one of the suspects in the 2021 Kabul airport attack. One of those killed in the strike was later identified as an ISIL-KP collaborator involved in the university attack.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike
The 2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike occurred on 26 October 2020 when the Russian Air Force targeted a training camp run by Faylaq al-Sham, a major Islamist Syrian rebel group backed by Turkey, near the town of Kafr Takharim located around 10 kilometers from the Turkish border. At the time of the attack, the camp contained more than 180 rebels affiliated with Faylaq al-Sham. At least 78 rebel fighters were killed and over 100 more were wounded in the airstrike.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Attack
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the target site was a training camp that was bombed while there were dozens of fighters who were being trained before they were transferred to Azerbaijan. Officially, the Russian Defense Ministry refused to comment on the incident.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Attack
The attack inflicted the highest number of casualties since the Russian-Turkish ceasefire that ended the Northwestern Syria offensive in March 2020. Director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Rami Abdel Rahman called it the fiercest attack against the Sham Legion since the Russian military intervention in September 2015.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Attack
Sources close to the Syrian government put the death toll of the strike at 200 dead and wounded within the ranks of Faylaq Al-Sham.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Attack
On 1 November 2020, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights updated the number of casualties to 79 dead and dozens wounded.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Attack
According to Youssef Hammoud, a spokesman for the groups, leaders of the camp were among those killed in the airstrike.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Response
Syrian rebel factions launched a massive artillery attack on Syrian Arab Army positions on 27 October 2020, killing 15 soldiers; one rebel was killed in the return bombardment. The following day, another Syrian soldier was killed as rebels continued shelling SAA positions in Idlib province.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Speculations about the rationale behind the attack
According to international observers, the targeted Russian attack on the Sham Legion was a "message" to Turkey. Director of the U.S.-based Middle East Institute Charles Lister told Al Jazeera that as the militia group was Turkey’s closest proxy in Idlib province, this "wasn't a Russian attack on the Syrian opposition as much as it was a direct hit against – and message to – Turkey". He added that it was possible that wider geopolitics had pushed Russia to strike, referring to the deployment by Turkey of Syrian militants to Libya and to the area of the  Nagorno-Karabakh war.


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Reactions
On 27 October 2020, the U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey criticized the Russian attack and accused "the Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian allies of threatening the stability of the surrounding region, by continuing their quest for a military victory". He also stated "the attack was a dangerous escalation by the Assad government and apparent violation of the March 5 Idlib cease-fire agreement" and urged Assad and its allies to end their "needless, brutal war against the Syrian people".


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Reactions
The National Front for Liberation released a statement announcing the death of a "large number" of its fighters by Russian strikes and said it would not hesitate to retaliate. NLF spokesman Sayf Raad denounced the "Russian aircraft and regime forces continuously violating the Turkish-Russian deal in targeting military positions, villages and towns".


2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike, Reactions
On 28 October 2020, in a parliamentary speech in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the attack on a site of the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, saying that Russia’s attack indicated its unwillingness to achieve a lasting peace in the region.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape
The 2020 Kaharlyk police rape took place in May 2020 in Ukraine, garnering extensive media coverage. On May 23, 2020, police officers in the town of Kaharlyk in Kyiv Oblast (province) tortured and raped a woman who was being kept in police custody. The event which caused a public outcry.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Events
On May 23, two police officers took a witness to the theft, a local woman born in 1994, to the police station.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Events
On the night of May 24, an operative in his office tortured a woman. He put a gas mask on her head, handcuffed her and fired a shotgun over the woman's head, after which he raped her several times. She was beaten and raped several times in the ward, and the next day the woman went to the local hospital.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Events
In addition, police used physical force on a man who was also in the department. Threatening him with rape, they brought him to his knees, beat him on the head with a rubber truncheon, put on a gas mask, and fired a pistol over his head. As a result, the victim's ribs and nose were broken.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, People involved
The suspects are two police officers. The victim was a woman born in 1994.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
Criminal proceedings have been instituted under Art. 152 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. On May 25, two police officers were detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center. DBR investigators prepared suspicions for them. They are charged with "Rape", "Torture" and "Excess of power or official authority by a law enforcement officer". The DBR demands arrest without the possibility of bail.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
In May 2020 the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) Committee on Law Enforcement Plans plans to consider the case in closed session, the stated reason was the inadmissibility of disclosing information about the case.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
On June 22, the Kyiv Court of Appeals remanded the suspected police officers in custody for at least July 22. The suspects were forcibly taken biomaterial for examination. The arrested deny their guilt.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
On July 2, suspicions of torture and rape were handed over to two other police officers from Kaharlyk, one of whom was an operative of the same police station. The DBR explained that after the start of the investigation, they received complaints about other facts of torture in this police station.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
On July 3, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv chose a measure of restraint for two more employees of the Kaharlyk branch suspected of torture.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
On September 11, DBR representatives stated that almost all examinations in the case had been completed, and that the materials should be submitted to the court in the near future.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Investigation
In September 2021 of the five suspects Mykola Kuziv and Serhiy Sulima were in custody; Serhiy Panasenko, Yaroslav Levadniuk and Yevhen Trokhimenko were under house arrest.


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Response
Representatives of the regional police department headed by Dmytro Lytvyn, the assistant chief of the GUNP, were sent to Kaharlyk to act as the chief of the local police. All personnel of the police department were removed from the staff for further certification of each employee. Instead, Interior Ministry officials ruled out mass re-certification of police officers after the tragedy. Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov deputy Anton Herashchenko explained it that "mass re-certifications can let bad people forward, and good - to dismiss for biased reasons".


2020 Kaharlyk police rape, Response
In addition, Herashchenko said that the resignation of Avakov, as head of the ministry, which causes so much criticism, "is not justified." About 60 employees of the department were laid off, instead it was planned to recruit new police officers. On June 4, Kaharlyk's police force was completely reduced. 4 employees fired, 5 suspended and 10 disciplined.


2020 Kakkonen
A total of 36 teams contested the league divided into three groups, Lohko A (Group A), Lohko B (Group B) and Lohko C (Group C). 25 returning from the 2019 season, two relegated from Ykkönen and nine promoted from Kolmonen. The top four of each group will qualify to promotion matches to decide which three teams get promoted to the Ykkönen. The bottom two teams in each group will get relegated to the Kolmonen. Each team will play a total of 22 matches, playing twice against each team of its group.


2020 Kakkonen, Promotion Groups
The top four teams from each group will progress to this stage and compete in a four-team competition to determine the three groups winners to gain promotion to the Ykkönen.


2020 Kansallinen Liiga
The 2020 Kansallinen Liiga was the 14th season of the Naisten Liiga, the top flight women's division of the Finnish football league system and the 1st season of the Kansallinen Liiga after its change of name. Åland United were the champions after 18 rounds of matches.


2020 Kansallinen Liiga, Teams
The season featured 10 teams. PK-35 Vantaa were promoted from the 2019 Naisten Ykkönen as league winners while PK-35 (women) were promoted after defeating IK Myran at the 2019 playoff. IK Myran and ONS were relegated from the previous season.


2020 Kansallinen Liiga, Format
The 10 teams played each other twice. At the end of the season, the ninth placed team played the Ykkönen second placed team in a Promotion/Relegation play-off. The winner of the league also earns the right to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2020 Kansallinen Liiga, Promotion/Relegation play-offs
The ninth placed team, JyPK engaged the Ykkönen runners-up, VIFK in a two-legged play-off to decide if they will remain in the league.


2020 Kansallinen Liiga, Promotion/Relegation play-offs, Second leg
JyPK won 7–1 on aggregate and remained in the league.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2020 Kansas City Chiefs season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 51st in the National Football League (NFL), their 61st season overall and their eighth under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs qualified for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, tying a franchise record set from 1990 to 1995 and won the division for the fifth consecutive year. They finished with a franchise-record and league-leading 14 wins. The Chiefs appeared in Super Bowl LV, their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance and fourth in franchise history, but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 9–31.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
In the offseason, the Chiefs released the longest tenured player in franchise history, punter Dustin Colquitt, who had been with the team since 2005. Colquitt was later signed to the Chiefs practice squad shortly before the playoffs.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
The biggest move of the offseason, however, was signing quarterback Patrick Mahomes to a ten-year, $503-million-dollar extension, the largest contract in American sports history.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
On August 17, the Chiefs announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their stadium will be filled at about 22% capacity, or about 16,000 fans. Additionally, fans in attendance will be required to wear a face covering when they are not actively eating or drinking. Season tickets were not sold, however, season ticket holders from 2019 that have not cancelled season tickets already, will still have the option to buy season tickets in 2021.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
After a 34–20 Week 3 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Chiefs set a franchise record for consecutive wins including the playoffs with 12. The streak was snapped two weeks later at 13 with a Week 5 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Following a Week 4 victory over the New England Patriots, the Chiefs became the first team in NFL history to open their season 4–0 in four consecutive seasons. The Chiefs clinched their fifth consecutive AFC West title after defeating the Miami Dolphins in Week 14.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
The victory also gave the Chiefs their first 12–1 record in franchise history. A Week 16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons gave the Chiefs their franchise record 14th win. It also clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Chiefs finished the season undefeated on the road for the first time in franchise history and with a 14–2 overall record, the best in the NFL during the season. In doing so, the Chiefs became the first team since the 2016 New England Patriots to achieve an 8-0 road record in the regular season.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
Following their win in the divisional round of the playoffs against the Browns, Kansas City became the first AFC team ever to host three consecutive conference championship games, and the second team in NFL history to host three consecutive conference championships. The other team was the Philadelphia Eagles from 2002–04, who were also coached by Andy Reid. The win also gave the Chiefs their 3rd consecutive season winning at least one playoff game, after losing 11 of their previous 12 playoff games.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
In the AFC Championship, the Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills 38–24 and advanced to Super Bowl LV, their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance and fourth all-time Super Bowl appearance. They went on to lose to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, becoming the first team since the 2017 New England Patriots to win a Super Bowl but lose the following one the next season.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Season summary
With the Patriots missing the postseason for the first time since 2008, the Chiefs now hold the longest active postseason streak, making it every year since 2015.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, NFL Top 100
The Chiefs had six players named to the Top 100. Tight end Travis Kelce is the only player who was ranked higher than the previous season. Defending Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the highest rated Chiefs player on the list at fourth. Mahomes selection of fourth (behind fellow quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson, as well as defensive tackle Aaron Donald) drew criticism from multiple NFL analysts and fans. SB Nation’s Chiefs site Arrowhead Pride said they will no longer report on the Top 100 following Mahomes being selected fourth.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Coaching staff changes
*Mike Kafka will continue serving in his role as quarterbacks coach, but will have additional duties as passing game coordinator


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Players added
Below are players signed following the conclusion of the 2019 season, some of the players signed spent a portion of the 2019 NFL season on the practice squad and/or active roster.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Players added
*Indicates player finished the previous season on the Chiefs' practice squad


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Players lost
Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2019 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Signed and released in the offseason
Below are players who were signed and released in the offseason before playing a game for the Chiefs in the 2020 season. These players were not a part of the final roster cut downs prior to the start of the regular season.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, COVID-19 opt-outs
On July 24, 2020, NFL owners and the NFL Players Association approved giving players the option to opt out of playing during the entire 2020 season as precaution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The players listed below opted-out before the August 6 deadline and did not play.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Offseason, Final roster cutdown
The following players were released to bring the roster to the league mandated 53 players before week 1. In addition to the following 24 players being released, the Chiefs also placed two players on the reserve/suspended list and placed one player on the PUP list.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, In-season transactions
All transactions listed in this section occurred after the Chiefs released their initial 53 player roster.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, In-season transactions, Suspensions served
The players listed below served a suspension at some point during the season. The length, reason, and weeks served are all listed below.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, In-season transactions, Injured reserve returns
The following players spent a portion of the season on injured reserve and were eventually activated off of it.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Final roster
Rookies in italics53 active, 18 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Preseason cancellation
The Chiefs' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season, Schedule
As the defending Super Bowl champions, the Chiefs earned the right to host the NFL Kickoff Game, which occurred on September 10. The Chiefs' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.


2020 Kansas City Chiefs season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This matchup would repeat itself in Super Bowl LV, with the Buccaneers winning 31–9.


2020 Kansas City Royals season
The 2020 Kansas City Royals season was the 52nd season for the franchise, and their 48th at Kauffman Stadium. The 2020 season was the first under new owner John Sherman, whose purchase of the team was approved by the MLB on November 21, 2019. It was also the first season under manager Mike Matheny, replacing Ned Yost after having a nine-season tenure. The team finished with a 26–34 win-loss record, landing them fourth place in the American League Central.


2020 Kansas City Royals season
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.


2020 Kansas City Royals season, Farm system
On June 30, 2020, Minor League Baseball announced that the 2020 season would not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary occurred on Saturday, May 2, 2020; this was the sole contest scheduled on that date in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Kansas primary is a closed party-run primary. The state awards 47 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 41 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Voters cast ranked choice voting ballots, with a voter's ballot counting for a backup ranked choice if their first choice was in last place and below the 15 percent threshold for winning delegates. Joe Biden won the primary, taking 76.8% of the vote after the distribution of preferences compared to Bernie Sanders 23.2%.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Kansas was the sole state in the Democratic primaries with in-person voting set for May 2. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, however, in person voting was cancelled and only mail-in voting was utilized. Mail-in voting took place between March 30 and April 24, with ballots mailed to every registed Democrat in the state by April 4. For the first time since 1992, Kansas Democrats did not use a caucus to apportion delegates. Instead, the Kansas Democratic Party used a party-run primary with ranked-choice voting. Kansans were able to utilize same-day voter registration for in-person voting and vote using a ranked-choice ballot for both mail-in and in-person voting.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
On March 30, registered Democrats received mail-in ballots to vote in the election. The postmark deadline to return completed mail-in ballots was April 24. Election results were released the next day, April 25.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
In the closed party-run primary, voters ranked their top five candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. Among candidates who did not receive a minimum 15% of all first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest first-choices was eliminated. Voters who chose this candidate as their top choice had their votes given to their next choice. If after redistribution there were still candidates with fewer than 15% of the vote, the process repeated, round by round, until all candidates remaining have reached at least 15% of the vote. Candidates earned their proportional share of delegates, based on the percentage that each candidate received in the final round of the total tally.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
The 41 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 41 pledged delegates, between four and seven are allocated to each of the state's four congressional districts and another four are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to seven at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Because the primary was completed after May 1, the Democratic National Committee awarded Kansas a 20 percent bonus in delegates for a total of 47 delegates instead of the original 39. The Kansas Democratic Party announced on December 9, 2019, that the Democratic National Committee had declared Kansas' Delegate Selection Plan to be in full compliance.


2020 Kansas Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Senate district conventions will meet on Saturday, May 9, to nominate delegates for subsequent congressional district conventions on Saturday, May 16, where the district-level national convention delegates will be designated. The state convention will subsequently be held on Saturday, June 6, to vote on the seven pledged at-large and four PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 41 pledged delegates Kansas sends to the national convention will be joined by six unpledged PLEO delegates (four members of the Democratic National Committee; a sole U.S. representative in Sharice Davids; and the governor, Laura Kelly).


2020 Kansas House of Representatives election
The 2020 Kansas House of Representatives elections took place as a part of the 2020 United States elections. All 125 seats in the Kansas House of Representatives were up for re-election. Representatives serve two year terms and are not term limited.


2020 Kansas House of Representatives election, Results, District 117
He died in office on September 30, 2020, but still remained on the ballot.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Jayhawks 131st season. The Jayhawks were led by second-year head coach Les Miles. They are members of the Big 12 Conference. They play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The Jayhawks began the season 0–4 and struggled statistically through the first 4 games. They lost their first four games by an average of 20.5, while being outgained on offense on average 261.3–451.8 and having a turnover margin of –4. Through games on October 17, they were one of only two winless teams in the country that had played at least 4 games.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The Jayhawks finished winless for only the third time in school history and the second time since the 2015 season.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Offseason, Starters lost
Overall, the Jayhawks had 25 players run out of eligibility. Below are the starters from 2019 who have run out of eligibility.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Offseason, Coaching staff changes
*Spent 2019 as defensive coordinator, will maintain that role along the other additional duties as linebackers coach†Fired during the season


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Offseason, Recruiting
The Jayhawks have 26 commitments for their 2020 recruiting class. Below is the breakdown. In addition to their 26 recruited freshmen, the Jayhawks also have 13 walk-on freshmen. The only positions KU did not have any recruits for were running back, kicker, and punter.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Big 12 media poll
The 2020 preseason poll was released on July 17, 2020. The Jayhawks were picked last for the 10th consecutive season, receiving 80 out of 90 possible last place votes.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Schedule, COVID-19 impact
On June 20, 2020, the University of Kansas announced it had tested 86 football players and 110 staff members. Only one player tested positive and no staff members. One player tested positive for the antibody test, indicating the player had it in the past, but no longer had it. On July 3, the team announced that another 11 players had tested positive and that they would be suspending in-person voluntary workouts. Kansas was scheduled to play New Hampshire, but the game was canceled following the CAA’s decision to not play football during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Schedule, COVID-19 impact
Following the cancellation, KU athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement that they will look into finding an opponent to replace New Hampshire in the opening of the schedule. On July 25, Kansas announced it had replaced the game with New Hampshire with a game on August 29 against Southern Illinois, but that game was later cancelled. On July 29, their game against Boston College was also canceled. On August 3, the Big 12 announced they would play a 10-game schedule that included all conference games and one non-conference game.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Schedule, COVID-19 impact
On August 12, the Big 12 announced the conference portion of the revised schedule. On August 31, the school announced that they will begin the season without fans in attendance, but did not specify how many games will be played without fans. On September 24, Long announced a maximum of 10,000 fans would be allowed to attend through the month of October. On October 8, head coach Les Miles announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Because of his positive test, he did not coach the game against West Virginia. A few days before the Jayhawks game against Texas, it was rescheduled for December 14, then it was cancelled altogether on December 10. In total, four of the Jayhawks games were cancelled due to COVID-19.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Schedule, Season schedule
Every game listed below, unless otherwise noted, had a limited attendance due to COVID-19.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries
Game lines listed below are subject to multiple changes leading up to the game. The line listed is the last available line. Lines are from Bovada.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, Coastal Carolina
The game was originally scheduled for September 26 at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, but was moved to Lawrence. The Chanticleers began the game with a 28–0 run, shutting out Kansas until they kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half. The Jayhawks would outscore Coastal Carolina 20–10 in the second half, but the Chanticleers still held on to win the game.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, at Baylor
The Jayhawks scored 3 minutes and 31 minutes into the game on a 21-yard run by Pooka Williams Jr. After that, Baylor would score 40 unanswered points scoring 5 touchdowns, a field goal, and a safety, including a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at the start of the second half. Williams added another touchdown late in the game, as did Baylor running back Craig Williams. The Jayhawks would lose 14–47, extending their Big 12 road conference losing streak to 46 games dating back to October 4, 2008 when the Jayhawks defeated Iowa State 35–33.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma State
The game featured two of the premier running backs in the Big 12, Pooka Williams Jr. of Kansas and Chuba Hubbard from Oklahoma State, who are both top 10 all-time in career rushing yards at their respective schools. Williams was held to a season low 32 yards rushing and a 2.2 yard average, while Hubbard ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns. The Jayhawks were dominated on both sides of the ball throughout the game as they were held to only 193 yards of total offense and allowed 593 yards on defense. The Jayhawks were shut out through the first three quarters of the game and didn't score until Oklahoma State had taken their starters out of the game. The loss extended the Jayhawks losing streak against teams ranked in the AP poll to 39 games.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, at West Virginia
The team played the game without Les Miles due to his positive COVID-19 test. Joshua Eargle served as the interim head coach for the game. The Jayhawks jumped ahead to an early 10–0 lead including forcing their first turnover of the season. The Mountaineers would score 38 unanswered points before the Jayhawks would score again. The loss extended the Jayhawks losing streak in road conference games to 51. Following the game, two-time first team All-Big 12 running back Pooka Williams Jr. opted out of the remainder of the season.


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
The Jayhawks began the game playing strong on defense holding K-State to no offensive touchdowns until late in the second quarter. However, due to poor special teams play and turnovers, they ended the 1st half down 7–34. They would eventually lose 14–55, extending multiple losing streaks: overall losing streak (9), AP ranked teams (39), road conference (52), and loses to K-State (12).


2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
The Jayhawks struggled offensively yet again, with the majority of their offensive yards came from freshman quarterback Jalon Daniels, who accounted for 201 yards of the Jayhawks 240 yards. The struggles on offense led to defensive struggles as well as KU fell 22–55 extending their overall losing streak to 10 games and their losing streak against ranked teams to 40 games.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250
The 2020 Kansas Lottery 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on July 25, 2020 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 175 laps – extended from 167 due to a double overtime finish – on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 17th race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Brandon Jones won his second race of the season.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250
The Kansas Lottery 250 replaced Iowa Speedway's second date for the 2020 Xfinity Series season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250, Report, Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001, and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250, Report, Background
The race was held without fans in attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250, Qualifying
Michael Annett was awarded the pole for the race as determined by a random draw.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250, Media, Television
The My Bariatric Solutions 300 was carried by NBCSN in the United States. Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton called the race from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Parker Kligerman and Kelli Stavast covering pit road. Jesse Iwuji served as a driver analyst on pit road.


2020 Kansas Lottery 250, Media, Radio
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.


2020 Kansas Senate election
The 2020 Kansas Senate election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Kansas voters elected state senators in all of the state's 40 senate districts.


2020 Kansas Senate election, Retirements
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team
After completing their regular season with a record of 4–6 (4–5 in conference play), the program announced on December 16 that it would not pursue a bid to a bowl game, "because of mounting COVID-19 issues on its roster."


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019 season with an 8–5 record, 5–4 Big 12 play, losing the Liberty Bowl to Navy.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Preseason, Big 12 media Days
The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Schedule, Regular season
Kansas State released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Schedule, Regular season
The Wildcats had games scheduled against Buffalo and North Dakota as out of conference opponents, but these games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the whole season schedule was changed and the finalized one is shown below. The original schedule is shown under Game Summaries.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, vs. Arkansas State
Both teams entered the game with a reduced roster due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Arkansas State was down nearly 10 starters and K-State was without approximately two dozen players—however, both teams had enough active personnel to play the game. After the game, Arkansas State announced that it will not play its home opener game Central Arkansas the Red Wolves were unable to assemble a complete depth chart for the game.


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, vs. Kansas (Homecoming)
KSU TD: Phillip Brooks 55 Yd Punt Return (Lynch Kick) KSU 7-0


2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, vs. Kansas (Homecoming)
Phillip Brooks, sophomore wide receiver, had two punt returns in the first half.


2020 Kansas elections
Kansas state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The deadline to register to vote was October 13th, 2020. Early voting began October 14th, 2020. Voters in Kansas are eligible to vote absentee and there are no special eligibility criteria for voting absentee. Absentee ballots must be returned and received (in person or via mail) before November 2, 2020.


2020 Kansas elections, Federal offices, President of the United States
Kansas had 6 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Nominees for the presidential election included Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, and Libertarian Jo Jorgensen. Republican Donald Trump won all the electoral votes with 56% of the popular vote.


2020 Kansas elections, Federal offices, United States Senate
Kansas voted to replace retiring incumbent Republican Pat Roberts. Democrat Barbara Bollier, Republican Roger Marshall, and Libertarian Jason Buckley ran for this position in the general election. Republican Roger Marshall won with 53% of the vote.


2020 Kansas elections, Federal offices, United States House of Representatives
Kansas voters voted for four U.S. Representatives, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.


2020 Kansas elections, State offices, Kansas Executive Offices
There are 5 seats in the State Board of Education that are up for election in Kansas this general election.


2020 Kansas elections, State offices, Kansas Senate
All 40 seats in the Kansas Senate were up for election in 2020. Republicans won 29 seats and Democrats won 11 seats. There was no net seat change. Republicans gained Districts 18 and 19 while Democrats gained Districts 5 and 8.


2020 Kansas elections, State offices, Kansas House of Representatives
125 seats were up for election in the Kansas House of Representatives in the general election of 2020. In the election, the Democrats lost two seats and the Republicans gained two.


2020 Kansas elections, State offices, Kansas Supreme Court
There is one justice, Eric Rosen, of the Kansas Supreme Court whose appointment will expire on January 10, 2021 and is up for retention in this general election.


2020 Kansas elections, State offices, Appellate Courts
Five justices of the Kansas Court of Appeals have terms that expire on January 10, 2021. Their seats are up for retention this general election. The justices include: Sarah Warner, David E. Bruns, G.Gordon Atcheson, Karen Arnold-Burger, and Kathryn Gardner.


2020 Kansas elections, Kansas Ballot Measures
There are no statewide ballot measures certified for the 2020 general election in Kansas on November 3, 2020.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election
The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election was held on 15 August 2020 following a successful recall attempt. The registered candidates were Chen Chi-mai representing the Democratic Progressive Party, Li Mei-jhen representing the Kuomintang, and Wu Yi-jheng representing the Taiwan People's Party. Chen Chi-mai won the by-election by a landslide margin with slightly over 70 percent of the votes. He replaced acting mayor Yang Ming-jou on 24 August 2020.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Background
The by-election followed a successful recall attempt against Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu on 6 June 2020. By law, the Central Election Commission (CEC) was mandated to announce the results of the recall vote within seven days of the vote itself. The law also required the CEC to hold a by-election no later than 11 September 2020, three months after the results of the recall were publicly announced. The CEC confirmed the result on 12 June and announced that the by-election would be held on 15 August.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Procedures and timetable
Han Kuo-yu is barred, by law, from contesting the Kaohsiung mayoralty for four years as a result of the successful recall petition.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Procedures and timetable
Registration of candidates took place between 20 June and 24 June. The sole debate between all three candidates took place on 1 August. Municipal infrastructure was discussed.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Candidates
Following a meeting of the Central Standing Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party on 17 June 2020, Chen Chi-mai was nominated as the DPP candidate for the by-election. On 23 June 2020, the Kuomintang selected Kaohsiung City Councillor Li Mei-jhen to contest the by-election. Following the Kuomintang's announcement, Wu Yi-jheng, a city councilor affiliated with the  People First Party, joined the Taiwan People's Party to represent the TPP in the by-election.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election, Results
Chen Chi-mai won 671,804 of the votes cast on 15 August 2020, a vote share of 70.03%. Li Mei-jhen finished second with 248,478 votes or 25.9%. Wu Yi-jhen claimed 4.06% of the vote, a total of 38,960 ballots. Voter turnout was 41.83%. The Central Election Commission certified Chen's electoral victory on 21 August 2020. On 24 August 2020, Chen replaced acting mayor Yang Ming-jou.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote
The 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote was a recall election held on 6 June 2020 to recall the incumbent mayor of Kaohsiung, Han Kuo-yu. The recall was successful, as the number of agree votes (939,090) outnumbered disagree votes and exceeded the minimum requirement of 574,996. An acting mayor was appointed by the Executive Yuan and held office until 24 August 2020, nine days after a by-election was held.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote
The vote is the largest-scale recall vote in Taiwan in terms of electorate, and is the first ever successful recall of a mayor or magistrate.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Background
Han Kuo-yu was elected mayor of Kaohsiung City in the 24 November 2018 local election. However, his popularity quickly dwindled after he began campaigning for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, leading to a recall proposal on 26 December 2019. On 17 January 2020, a petition to recall Han cleared the first threshold with 28,560 signatures, exceeding the required 1% of the electorate (22,814 signatures). On 7 April, the city's electoral commission verified that 377,662 of approximately 406,000 signatures collected in the second phase of the recall petition were valid, clearing the threshold of 10% of the electorate. The Central Election Commission certified the validity of collected signatures on 17 April, and scheduled a recall vote on 6 June 2020.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Background
Han contested the legality of the recall in court, claiming that petitioners had been collecting signatures before he had served a full year as mayor, in violation of Article 75 of the Civil Servants and Election and Recall Act. The motion was denied by the Taipei Administrative High Court on 17 April 2020. An appeal to the Taiwan Supreme Administrative Court was rejected on 7 May 2020. Han claimed that the recall vote would damage his reputation, interfere with his mayoral duties, burden other city officials, and delay municipal work programs. The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled against these arguments on 22 May.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Voting system
Residents of Kaohsiung City registered in the city continuously since 6 February 2020 and aged 20 or above on the day prior to the vote are eligible. The mayor is recalled if votes in favour of the recall outnumber those against and exceed one quarter of voters in the original electoral district (574,996).


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Procedures and timetable
The Central Election Commission stated on 2 May 2020 that the 1,823 polling sites used in the 2018 mayoral election would be set up for the recall vote. The CEC released a statement by Han on 5 May, in which he emphasised the economic investment drawn to Kaohsiung during his mayoral administration. Polls were open from 08:00 to 16:00 on 6 June.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Results
The motion to recall Han garnered 939,090 votes favouring recall and 25,051 votes against recall. Agree votes accounted for 40.83% of eligible voters, exceeding the 25% minimum electoral threshold to pass it. Han conceded the vote shortly after polls closed. Kuomintang chairman Johnny Chiang stated that he accepted the outcome of the recall vote, and apologized to city residents for the party's shortcomings. The New Power Party said that the recall vote was a "victory for Taiwan’s democracy."


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Results
The Taiwan People's Party commented that "the recall process — from the petition to the outcome of the vote — has written a new page in the history of the autonomy of regional politics in Taiwan." Approximately five hundred supporters of Han from around Taiwan gathered in Taipei on 13 June to protest his recall and the policies of the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration.


2020 Kaohsiung mayoral recall vote, Results
Former counselor to the Kaohsiung City Government Yang Ming-jou was appointed interim mayor on 13 June by the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan, Li Meng-yen. A by-election for a new full-term mayor was held on 15 August, which was won by Chen Chi-mai.


2020 Karachi floods
The 2020 Karachi floods (Urdu: سيلاب کراچی ) were a result of record rainfall combined with an inadequate drainage system in the city. At least 41 people were killed in the flooding. Pakistan experiences monsoon during July and August, but the rains that caused the flood broke all-time records for rainfall in a single day, as well as several other records.


2020 Karachi floods
The rainfall for a single day, at 345 mm (13.58 in), beat the previous record of 298.4 mm (11.75 in) set in 1984.


2020 Karachi floods
Since the city started keeping meteorological records in 1931, this is considered the worst flooding Karachi has suffered in its history  In the week ending on August 28, 2020, 760 mm (29.92 in) of rainfall was recorded in a single week. During the floods, authorities employed boats to rescue people stranded in the streets across the city.


2020 Karachi floods
Fallen power lines, out of service cell phone towers, and widespread fuel shortages due to heavy reliance on alternative power sources created many problems for the estimated 15 million residents of the city.


2020 Karak temple attack
On December 31, 2020 the Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj, a revered Hindu saint and the Krishna Dwara temple situated in the Teri village in the Karak District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was attacked and burned, by a mob of  1,500 local Muslims led by a local Islamic cleric and the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. Following the incident, in order to avoid similar attack on worship places of minorites the "Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities Bill" was introduced in the Senate of Pakistan. But it was also turned down by the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony chaired by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri.


2020 Karak temple attack, History
The Guru Paramhans Dayal is a revered Hindu saint. In July 1919, he was buried in Teri village of Karak District, where his samadi and the Krishna Dwara Mandir temple were built. Following the Partition of India and Pakistan, the temple was closed in 1947. In 1997, the temple was attacked and was demolished. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered to restore the Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj's Samadhi and Krishna Dwara temple.


2020 Karak temple attack, Incident
As a part of renovation, the temple was planned to expand and the house had been bought. This irked many locals and Islamist party supporters. In December 2020, mob of around 1,500 local Muslims led by a Islamic cleric and supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party attacked the temple and set fire to it. The extremists also posted video of them attacking the temple on social media. Advocate Rohit Kumar, a representative of the Hindu community said that the temple restoration did not exceed the agreed area and that attackers violated the agreement by vandalising the temple.


2020 Karak temple attack, Response
Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights Lal Chand Malhi, Religious affairs minister Noor-ul-Haq Qadri condemned the temple attack. The Rimmel Mohydin, Pakistan campaigner at Amnesty International said that the destruction of the temple in an example of the persistent discrimination faced by the beleaguered Hindu community in Pakistan. The president of Pakistan Hindu Council, Gopal Kamuany criticized the local administratives for silently watching the temple descretion.


2020 Karak temple attack, Response
The Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attack and tweeted that “I want to warn our people that anyone in Pakistan targeting our non-Muslim citizens or their places of worship will be dealt with strictly. Our minorities are equal citizens of this country,”. In Karachi, the Hindu community held a protest outside the Supreme Court.


2020 Karak temple attack, Response
Indian ministry of External Affairs expressed "serious concerns” over the temple attack and asked Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan to take action. Nepali citizens protested outside the Pakistan embassy in Kathmandu against the temple descretion.


2020 Karak temple attack, Legal Response
26 people including the local cleric were arrested. Later 45 more people were arrested. FIR was registered against over 350 people. Eight police officials were suspended. On January 5, 2021, the Pakistan Supreme Court ordered the reconstruction of the vandalised temple.


2020 Karak temple attack, Legal Response
Following the incident, a new bill "Protection of the Rights of Religious Minorities Bill" was introduced in the Senate of Pakistan. However, it was turned down by the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony chaired by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) senator Abdul Ghafoor Haideri. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Krishna Kumari Kolhi walked out of the Senate during the meeting as a form of protest.


2020 Kashgar earthquake
The 2020 Kashgar earthquake, also known as the Jiashi earthquake occurred on 19 January 2020 at 21:27:56 China Standard Time in Xinjiang Province, China. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake had a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a surface wave magnitude of 6.4 according to the China Earthquake Network Center. It struck at a shallow depth of 5.6 km according to the USGS while the CENC has the figure at 16 km. Local emergency management agencies said the earthquake damaged more than 1,000 homes and businesses in the nearby populated towns and villages. One person is known to have died while two other children were injured.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Tectonic setting
Northern Xinjiang lies at the nothernmost extreme zone of continental deformation as a result of the ongoing collision between India and Eurasia. The epicenter region of the 2020 Kashgar earthquake lies along the Kalpin (Kepingtage or Kalpingtag) fold and thrust belt, which has folded and uplifted strata to form the Chinese Tian Shan mountains. This fold and thrust belt is located at the southern foot of the Chinese Tien Shan range and is 300 km long while being 75 km wide. It consists of a series of anticlines, three low-angle thrust faults and an underlying décollement. These faults and the décollement aid in the subduction of the Tarim basin.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Tectonic setting
The fold and thrust belt is seismically active and is the source of many moderately large to major events with focal depths of between 15 km to 32 km. Historically, the region has hosted many large magnitude 6.0+ earthquakes, but their destructive capabilities were limited due to the sparse population density. The largest event ever recorded was the 1902 Turkestan earthquake, with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.7. It had an epicenter very close to that of the 2020 event and is thought to have ruptured the decollément. This earthquake killed anywhere between 5,000 to 20,000 people in nearby Kashgar.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Tectonic setting
Another earthquake in 1996 resulted in the death of at least 24 individuals and damaged more than 15,300 homes. The magnitude 6.3 earthquake in 2003 has an epicenter just south of where the 2020 earthquake was. It killed some 216 people and left 4,000 injured. It also collapsed more than 71,000 and damaged at least 41,000 others.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Tectonic setting
The slip rate along the shallow frontal part of the Kalping fold and thrust belt has been measured at 1 to 2 mm/yr or just one fourth the rate of subduction of the Tarim basin. This differs from most zones of convergence where the outermost thrust results in the greatest deformation and accommodate the most slip. Because much of the geological deformation and activity are not at the outer thrusts, the faults are moving at much slower rates. While the faults of the Kalping fold and thrust belt are active and seismogenic, much of the décollement is not due to the lack of friction. It instead display aseismic creep at depth.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake
According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake ruptured with a shallow focal depth of 5.6 km at the foothills of the Tien Shan mountains. The epicenter of the earthquake is located in close proximity to the G3012 Turpan–Hotan Expressway, or 104 km east northeast of the city of Kashgar.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake
The China Earthquake Network Center stated that the earthquake registered 6.4 Ms  on the Chinese surface wave magnitude scale. A hypocenter depth of 16 km was estimated.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake
The mainshock was followed by a number of aftershocks, the largest measuring Mw  5.0 or Ms  5.2. According to the China Earthquake Administration, ten aftershocks were measured with magnitudes greater than 3.0, in the range of 4.3 to 5.0. A strong Mw  5.3 foreshock occurred on January 17 with an epicenter south southeast of the mainshock epicenter.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake, Characteristics
Focal mechanism solutions provided by the USGS show that the earthquake occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting, with a small strike-slip component. Source models using InSAR data show the earthquake involved slippage on the flat portion of a listric fault without rupturing to the surface. Rupture geometry reveal a 34 km by 12 km zone of slip on the fault at a depth of between 5 to 7 km. The maximum slip caused by the earthquake is estimated to be 0.29 meters at a depth of 6.3 km.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake, Characteristics
The epicenter of this earthquake is said to have been at the southern margin of the Kalpin fold and thrust belt, where the Tian Shan meets the Tarim basin. Calculating the Coulomb stress transfer caused by the earthquake demonstrate the increased risk in seismic hazard in the region. With the lack of aftershocks and the pattern of historic seismicity in the region, another large earthquake may occur in the future.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Earthquake, Characteristics
A more recent analysis of the event reveal that this occurred beneath the shallow décollement, consistent with earlier earthquakes in 1997, 1998 and 2003. By relocating the hypocenter, a different focal depth was found, 15 km to 18 km beneath the fold and thrust belt. It is thought to involve a rupture on a much deeper and older fault structure.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Impact
The earthquake had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. According to a local villager in Guleruk Township, Jiashi County who survived the earthquake, it was described as violent and "like thunder", adding that the shaking lasted foe 20 to 30 seconds.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Impact
One person was seriously injured and was reported deceased later. Local media then reported that "many" people also sustained light injuries due to the earthquake. This claim was later specifies to just two individuals suffering minor injuries and one person dying. The Xinjiang Railway Department immediately suspended 9 passenger trains from operating in the affected area.


2020 Kashgar earthquake, Impact
Local emergency workers inspected some 206 homes and found 8 total collapses, 122 with collapsed walls and 68 with partially cracked or fallen walls. Four self-constructed shops totally collapsed in the earthquake and 52 other homes had moderate damage. Another 955 homes sustained light damage. A 1.1 km and 5.6 km-long wall also collapsed due to the quake. Roads including a major highway and transmission lines were severely compromised by the temblor as well.


2020 Kashima Antlers season
The 2020 season is Kashima Antlers's 28th consecutive season in the J1 League league, the top flight of Japanese football, since the introduction of professional football in 1993. The club finished the 2019 J1 League in third place, securing a play-off spot in the 2020 AFC Champions League. In addition to these competitions, they will also compete in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup.


2020 Kashima Antlers season, Squad
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2020 Kashmiri protests
The 2020 Kashmiri protests was a series of violent demonstrations and massive general strikes between April–December against racism, India and demanded accession and an end to killings and the 2019-2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown. Anti - India sentiment has been on the rise since August 2019, when India stripped it's national autonomy and sparked widespread protests. The series of widespread violence has cane after a series of killings, violence and gunfights between Kashmiri independence movement militants and the Indian army. Thousands of protesters rallied in Srinigar and other areas demanding democratic reforms and accession to Pakistan.


2020 Kashmiri protests
In Soura, a wave of protests sweltered the city as they demanded an end to India occupation. On 17 September, thousands demonstrated calling on an end to the  government and Indian occupation after an alleged cover-up death in custody. Battles between protesters and police led to tanks and the military to be sent in after weeks-long strikes in December. Fresh Mass demonstrations were also met with Tear gas, Pellet (air gun) and buckshot. At least 6+ protesters have been killed in the clashes with police.


2020 Kategoria e Tretë
The 2020 Kategoria e Tretë was the 17th official season of the Albanian football fourth division since its establishment. The season began on 20 February 2020 and ended on 17 July 2020. There were 8 teams competing this season. The competition was suspended from 12 March to 4 June 2020, due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Albania. Bulqiza and Labëria gained promotion to the 2020–21 Kategoria e Dytë. Labëria won their first Kategoria e Tretë title.


2020 Kawasaki Frontale season
The 2020 season is Kawasaki Frontale's 16th consecutive season in the J1 League, which they won for their third league title in four seasons. They also will compete in the Emperor's Cup and J.League Cup, the latter of which they are defending champions.


2020 Kawasaki Frontale season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Kazakh Senate elections
Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 12 August 2020. All 17 of the 49 seats were up for reelection including the newly created represented seat from the city of Shymkent. 2889 out of total 3069 members of the Mäslihats cast their vote for a Senator representing each region and three municipal cities.


2020 Kazakh Senate elections, Electoral system
The members of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Maslihats every six years. Each region and city of "republican significance" are represented by two senators while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2020 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 29th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. FC Astana were the defending champions after winning their sixth title the previous season.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Season events, COVID-19
On 13 March, the Football Federation of Kazakhstan announced all league fixtures would be played behind closed doors for the foreseeable future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 March the Football Federation of Kazakhstan suspended all football until 15 April.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Season events, COVID-19
On 26 June, it was announced that the league would resume on 1 July, with no fans being permitted to watch the games. The league was suspended for a second time on 3 July, for an initial two weeks, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Season events, Irtysh Pavlodar
On 30 May, the Professional Football League of Kazakhstan announced that Irtysh Pavlodar had withdrawn from the league due to financial issues, with all their matches being excluded from the league results.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
FC Aktobe and FC Atyrau were relegated at the end of the 2019 season, and were replaced by FC Kyzylzhar and FC Caspiy.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players was restricted to eight per KPL team. A team could use only five foreign players on the field in each game. For the 2020 season, the KFF announced that players from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union would not be counted towards a club's foreign player limit.


2020 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.


2020 Kazakhstan Super Cup
2020 Kazakhstan Super Cup was a Kazakhstan football match that was played on 29 February 2020 between the champions of 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League, Astana, and the winner of the 2019 Kazakhstan Cup, Kaisar.


2020 Kedah FA season
The 2020 season was Kedah's 12th season in the Malaysia Super League since its inception in 2004.


2020 Kehoe Cup
The 2020 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster and Ulster, played by six county teams.


2020 Kehoe Cup
The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup. It took place between November 2019 and January 2020. Offaly were the winners.


2020 Kehoe Cup, Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season
The 2020 season was Kelantan's 75th year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2019 following relegation 2018 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 22 February 2020, the club launched their Jerseys and kits.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 2 March 2020, the club has announced that Christopher Jackson injured and unable to play anytime soon. Lazarus Kaimbi joined the club from Sri Pahang.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 13 July 2020, Kang Seung-jo left the club for K2 League club Gyeongnam.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 15 August 2020, the club launched new jerseys after former main sponsor After Image withdrew their sponsorship. Stechmad Sdn Bhd became club's new main sponsor afterwards.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 3 September 2020, Norizam Tukiman completed his purchased of the club from Kelantan Football Association for a reported RM6.8 million.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 29 September 2020, the club has been officially approved for the privatization by Football Association of Malaysia.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 3 October 2020, Kelantan draw 2-2 over Negeri Sembilan in league match.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Events
On 8 December 2020, five players have confirmed to leave the club.


2020 Kelantan F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Kelantan United F.C. season
The 2020 season was Kelantan United's 5th year in their history and first season in the Malaysia Premier League following promotion 2019 season. Along with the league, the club also participated in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.


2020 Kelantan United F.C. season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list. The plus (+) symbol denotes an appearance as a substitute, hence 2+1 indicates two appearances in the starting XI and one appearance as a substitute.


2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team
The 2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team will represent Kennesaw State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by sixth-year head coach Brian Bohannon and play their home games at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia as sixth-year members of the Big South Conference.


2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team, Preseason, Polls
In June 2020, the Owls were predicted to finish first in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.


2020 Kennesaw State Owls football team, Schedule
Kennesaw State had games scheduled against Point, Hampton, Alabama State and Tarleton State, but they were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football team, Schedule
Kent State had games scheduled against Alabama, Kentucky, and Penn State, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary took place on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The primary was originally planned to take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. However, on March 16, 2020, Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that it would be postponed amid concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary
The delay would have resulted in Kentucky losing half of its delegates, as the primary date is "past a June 9 deadline set by the Democratic National Committee", but there will be no penalty as the 2020 Democratic National Convention was delayed until August. The Kentucky primary is a closed primary, with the state awarding 60 delegates, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary
The Associated Press (AP) declared that Joe Biden won the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Kentucky held its primary on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Before being postponed amid concerns regarding the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky was one of two states voting on May 19, 2020 in the Democratic primaries, the other contest being the Oregon primary.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
The polls were officially scheduled to be open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. local time. In the closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 54 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Of the 54 pledged delegates, between 3 and 8 are allocated to each of the state's 6 congressional districts and another 6 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 10 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary, Procedure, Polling places
Kentucky state elections officials cut the number of in-person polling places just under 3,700 to 170, including one each in Kentucky's two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette, the homes of Louisville and Lexington. These changes reflect a dramatic expansion of voting by mail and early voting, as well as a reduction of risks related to COVID-19. This led to accusations of voter suppression targeting especially African-Americans, mostly but not totally from Democrats.


2020 Kentucky Derby
The 2020 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2020 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve) was the 146th Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is one of the three legs of the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The Kentucky Derby was originally scheduled for the first Saturday of May, but the 2020 running was rescheduled to September 5, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It was won by Authentic.


2020 Kentucky Derby
As a result of Authentic's win, horse trainer Bob Baffert tied the record for most Kentucky Derby wins, at six.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Background
Since 1969, the American Triple Crown has been scheduled to begin with the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May, followed by the Preakness Stakes two weeks later in mid-May, and the Belmont Stakes three weeks after that in early June. Major prep races for the series are normally run from three to six weeks before the Derby. However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the shutdown of several race meetings starting in mid-March, which resulted in the postponement or outright cancellation of several of these major preps.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Background
The shutdowns led Churchill Downs to reschedule the Kentucky Derby to the first Saturday in September, marking the first time since the 1945 edition was affected by World War II that the Kentucky Derby has taken place outside of its regular May schedule. Pimlico followed suit by rescheduling the 2020 Preakness Stakes to the first Saturday in October. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) decided instead to hold the 2020 Belmont Stakes on June 20, three weeks after racing in New York reopened on June 3. That scheduling made the Belmont the first leg of the 2020 Triple Crown, and meant that the Kentucky Derby was not the first leg of the Triple Crown for the first time since the 1931 edition.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Background
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both the Belmont and Churchill Downs' spring meet (May and June races) were held without spectators. However, Churchill Downs planned to allow spectators for both the Kentucky Oaks on September 4 and the Kentucky Derby on September 5 before reversing course and have no spectators due to an increase in COVID‑19 cases throughout the state of Kentucky and the city of Louisville.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Background
Churchill Downs used a new singular 20-stall starting gate for the 2020 Kentucky Derby, replacing the previous arrangement that used a standard 14-stall gate and an auxiliary six-stall gate. The old setup contributed to congestion at the start of the race, especially in the gap between the two gates.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Background
People protesting the death of Breonna Taylor, which happened in Louisville in April 2020, also gathered outside Churchill Downs before the event took place after marching from Downtown Louisville. Hundreds of these protesters had been gathered in Downtown Louisville for 101 days leading up to the Derby. Counter-demonstrators gathered outside Churchill Downs as well.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Qualification
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, thus entrants in the 2020 race were foaled in 2017  as part of the North America registered foal crop of 20,620. The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013. This point system replaced the previous graded stakes race earnings system.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Qualification
Because of the disruption in the 2020 racing schedule, major prep races for the Derby were spread out from March to August. The major preps provided the winner with 100 qualifying points, essentially guaranteeing that horse a berth in the Derby provided the horse remained in form and the owner was willing to pay the required nomination and entry fees. Although nearly 90 horses earned qualifying points, less than 20 of these were willing or able to enter the Derby. This opened the race to horses who had not earned qualifying points, including allowance race winner Money Moves and Mr. Big News, who finished sixth in the Blue Grass Stakes.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Field
Tiz the Law established himself as the heavy favorite for the Derby by winning the shortened 2020 Belmont Stakes, followed up by a dominant performance in the Travers Stakes at the Derby's distance of 10 furlongs. His only career loss was as a two-year-old in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes over a sloppy course at Churchill Downs. He faced a smaller field than has become traditional for the Derby, in part because of attrition due to injury on the extended lead up to the race. This has affected horses such as Nadal (Arkansas Derby – div. 2), Art Collector (Blue Grass Stakes), Basin (Arkansas Derby – div. 1) and Wells Bayou (Louisiana Derby). Other horses such as Rushie opted to bypass the Derby and entered other races. The remaining contenders for the Derby included:


2020 Kentucky Derby, Field
Entries were taken on September 1. The post position draw was held that day at 11:00 a.m. EST.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Field
On September 3, connections withdrew King Guillermo due to a fever; on September 4, Finnick the Fierce was scratched with a foot problem. On the day of the race, Thousand Words was scratched after rearing in the paddock and falling on his side.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Race Description
Prior to the race, a bugler played '"My Old Kentucky Home", which was preceded by a moment of silence. Due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no paying spectators in attendance. Soon after the Derby ended, the activists who gathered outside Churchill Downs largely disbanded and left the area.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Race Description
Authentic broke poorly from the outside post position, then rushed up to take the lead, completing the first quarter-mile in 22.92, a relatively brisk pace. He raced four wide around the first turn, then moved to the rail along the backstretch while slowing down the pace, completing the half-mile in :46.41 and three-quarters in 1:10.23. Meanwhile, Tiz the Law was tracking the pace a few lengths behind in fourth place, also carried wide around the first turn. Tiz the Law started his move on the final turn and the two were heads apart at the mile pole. Tiz the Law seemed to have the momentum but Authentic rallied and pulled away down the stretch to win by 1+1⁄4 lengths. Longshot Mr. Big News finished third with Honor A. P. closing late for fourth. The final time was 2:00.61.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Race Description
The race gave trainer Bob Baffert his sixth win in the Kentucky Derby, tying the record set by Ben Jones from 1938 to 1952. Baffert gave credit for the win to jockey John Velazquez and assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes, who was injured when Baffert's other horse, Thousand Words, flipped in the paddock shortly before the race while Barnes was trying to saddle him. Although the horse was uninjured, Barnes was taken to the hospital with a broken wrist. "To me, that was the most emotional Derby I've ever been involved in because of what happened during that little time frame," said Baffert. "It was just something."


2020 Kentucky Derby, Race Description
Authentic is owned by Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing. Spendthrift Farms, which stands leading sire Into Mischief, bought the majority interest in Authentic, Into Mischief's most successful offspring, in June. Authentic will stand at Spendthrift after retirement. MyRaceHorse Stable consists of roughly 4,500 people who bought a total of 12,500 microshares for $206 each through an online app.


2020 Kentucky Derby, Results
Times: 1⁄4 mile – 22.92; 1⁄2 mile – 46.41; 3⁄4 mile – 1:10.23; mile – 1:35.02; final – 2:00.61. Splits for each quarter-mile: (22.92) (23.49) (23.82) (24.79) (25.59)


2020 Kentucky Derby, Subsequent Grade I wins
The only horse in the 2020 Derby who subsequently won another Grade I race was Authentic, who won the 2020 Breeders' Cup Classic and was named Horse of the Year. This may be attributable to the late date of the event and the extended prep season that disrupted normal training routines.


2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Elections to the Kentucky House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.


2020 Kentucky Open (tennis)
The 2020 Kentucky Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States between 10 and 16 February 2020.


2020 Kentucky Open (tennis), Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Kentucky Open – Doubles
Quinn Gleason and Catherine Harrison won the title, defeating Hailey Baptiste and Whitney Osuigwe in the final, 7–5, 6–2.


2020 Kentucky Open – Singles
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2020 Kentucky Open – Singles
Olga Govortsova won the title, defeating Claire Liu in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2020 Kentucky Senate election
The 2020 Kentucky State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Kentucky voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts – the 19 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Kentucky Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle.


2020 Kentucky Senate election
A statewide map of the 39 state Senate districts in the 2020 elections is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly


2020 Kentucky Senate election
The primary election on June 23, 2020, determined which candidates will appear on the November 3 general election ballot. The filing deadline was January 10.


2020 Kentucky Senate election
Republicans gained a veto-proof majority in the Kentucky Senate following the 2020 general election, picking up 2 seats.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team
The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kentucky Proud Park. On March 17, 2020, the Southeastern Conference canceled all intercollegiate sports for member institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which terminated the season.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished 26–29 overall, and 7–23 in the conference.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team, Previous season, 2019 MLB Draft
The Wildcats had three players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team, Previous season, 2019 MLB Draft
Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Kentucky.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Stoops.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Preseason, SEC Media Days
In the preseason media poll, Kentucky was predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Schedule
Kentucky had games scheduled against Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State,  and Louisville, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the first season since 1993 that the Wildcats do not play Louisville. As of 10/16/2020, the SEC swapped two teams and the dates of when they will play the Wildcats. This is because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among other competing SEC football teams. Missouri will be an away game on October 24, instead of an away game on the 31st and Georgia, at home, on October 31 instead of the 24th.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team
The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Wildcats play their home games at John Cropp Stadium.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 36–24 overall, and 14–10 in the SEC to finish in a tie for second in the conference. The Wildcats hosted a regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and later advanced to the Seattle Super Regional against Washington. The Wildcats were defeated by the Huskies 0 games to 2 as the Huskies advanced to the WCWS.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team, Preseason, SEC preseason poll
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.


2020 Kentucky Wildcats softball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.


2020 Kentucky elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3, 2020.


2020 Kentucky elections
To vote by mail, registered Kentucky voters must request a paper ballot by October 27, 2020. Submitted ballots will begin to be processed on the morning of November 3rd.


2020 Kentucky elections, State offices, Kentucky Senate
19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate, the odd-numbered districts, were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Republican Party won 15 while the Democratic Party won 4. The resulting composition was 30 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Republicans gained 2 seats, Districts 7 and 29.


2020 Kentucky elections, State offices, Kentucky House of Representatives
All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 75 seats while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained 14 seats.


2020 Kentucky elections, State offices, Kentucky Supreme Court
The seat for the 7th District in the Kentucky Supreme Court was up for election.


2020 Kentucky elections, State offices, Kentucky Court of Appeals (special)
A special election was held for the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division. The seat was vacated by Christopher S. Nickell who was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2019. The position was filled in by Chris McNeill who was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear on April 22, 2020.


2020 Kentucky elections, Federal offices, United States President
Kentucky had 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.


2020 Kentucky elections, Federal offices, United States Senate
One out of two of Kentucky's United States Senators was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell won re-election with 58% of the votes.


2020 Kentucky elections, Federal offices, United States House of Representatives
All 6 of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.


2020 Kerala floods
On 7 August 2020, due to heavy rainfall in the monsoon season, severe floods affected Kerala, India. The floods resulted in the death of at least 22 people. Kerala was also flooded in 2018 and 2019. Heavy rains in Idukki have caused severe landslide in Munnar in which at least 52 people died and nearly 19 were reported missing. As a security measure during the prevailing situation of heavy rains, the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the 3 districts of Wayanad, Kozhikkode and Idukki. An orange alert was also issued for five districts.


2020 Kerala floods
On the same day, the Air India Express Flight 1344 carrying 191 people crashed in Kerala, resulting in the death of 18 people and the wounding of several others. This was because the runway of Calicut airport was flooded and visibility was less because of heavy rain. On 9 August 2020, 49 people died during a landslide at a tea plantation in Rajamala.


2020 Kerala floods
The state is reeling under damage to property worth Rs 19,000 crore, death of people, livestock and heavy loss to agriculture, especially in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, also known as ‘Kerala’s Rice Bowl’ and the state has submitted a comprehensive plan to Central government to improve the disaster management capacity of the state.