Nanjing without the 2023 World Indoor Athletics Championships

problem Chinathat have not yet overcome the effects of the epidemic COVID-19 And this continues to postpone sports competitions without stopping. the last one was World Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled for next year. The event, which was scheduled to take place in 2023, was suspended due to the fact that local authorities could not guarantee the viability of the competition in terms of health.

The tournament was scheduled to take place from March 17 to 19 in an Asian town Nanjing. The International FederationAnd the World Athletics, also mentioned that the city will have a new opportunity in the future when the effects of Covid-19 recede. That is why I decided to postpone it until 2025.

This is the third postponement the city of Nanjing has received, as the World Indoor Athletics Championships was scheduled to be held in March 2020 for the first time. The arrival of Covid-19 caused it to be postponed until 2021. With the ongoing global crisis, it was decided to postpone the competitions until 2023.

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And now it is known that it will not be in 2023 and that it will be postponed until 2025 in the hope of being able to celebrate one of the most anticipated events there. The final decision was made by World Athletics Council According to the Nanjing Organizing Committee and Chinese Athletics Association.

Next stop: Glasgow

Similarly, it was confirmed that no new venue and new dates would be sought to hold the mentioned competition in the 2023 season, considering that this year has already been held. That was in the month of March Belgrade. For this reason, the next goal that the best athletes in the world will have to prepare for will be Glasgow World Championship, which also have dates. It will be from 1 to 3 March.

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“We are disappointed that we had to postpone this event again due to circumstances beyond our control, but we did so to give certainty to the athletes and member associations preparing for the 2023 season.” This has been reported Sebastian CompanyWorld President of Athletics.

“Unfortunately, the schedule will prevent us from moving the 2023 event, but the Indoor Championships will return in 2024 in Glasgow.” Koo also reported on how to conduct negotiations to try to give Nanjing its own chance in 2025.

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“We are aware of the substantial preparations already made by the LOC to host the event and want to avoid potential financial loss for all parties.” Thus, next year the best athletes on the planet will have to focus their domestic season on the International Circuit, which will organize meetings on four levels: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Challenger.

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