FILE PHOTO: Athletes compete in the women’s 20 km race walk final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 28, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch -/File Photo
March 30, 2020
(Reuters) – Athletics’ global governing body said on Monday it was now seeking dates in 2022 for its World Championships that had been scheduled for 2021.
“We are now working with the organizers of the world athletics championships in Oregon on new dates in 2022 for our world athletics championships,” World Athletics said in a statement.
The championships had been scheduled for Aug 6-15, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Toby Chopra)