Table tennis team worlds cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The table tennis world team championships has been cancelled because of the pandemic, which was originally scheduled for March in Busan but then got postponed three times.

Published : Dec 22, 2020 22:48 IST

The International Table Tennis Federation said in a statement that it hoped to hold the event in February 2021 but was forced to cancel.

The table tennis world team championships has been cancelled because of the pandemic, which was originally scheduled for March in the South Korean city of Busan but then got postponed three times.

The International Table Tennis Federation says in a statement that it hoped to hold the event in February 2021 but was forced to cancel “due to the worsening situation in Korea Republic and with the pandemic still problematic in many regions of the world.”

South Korean authorities are trying to limit social gatherings following a recent surge in virus cases. The ITTF says it was informed the measures would not make it possible to host international sports events in the near future.