World Athletics postpones 2023 World Indoor Championships in China

thursday morning, World Athletics announced Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Championships scheduled for March 17-19, 2023 in Nanjing, China have been postponed to 2025.

Nanjing was originally chosen to host the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships, which were postponed until March 2021, before being postponed a second time to March 2023. The event has now been postponed for another two years due to the ongoing pandemic in China.

The competition is held every two years. The next time he will be in Glasgow, Scotland in March 2024. The bidding process for the 2026 Championship has already begun. As such, the 2025 championship in Nanjing has been designated.

“While we are disappointed that due to circumstances beyond our control this event has had to be postponed once again, we offer certainty to our athletes and member federations as they prepare for the 2023 competitive season. I did it to give Sebastian Coe said in a press release.

Koh also said the shorter time frame would prevent World Athletics from relocating the 2023 event. still scheduled It will be held in Budapest, Hungary next August.

Despite this postponement, World Athletics will offer athletes the opportunity to compete early in 2023 through the World Athletics Indoor Tour.Indoor Championships.