Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 22 -- : The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday announced that World Junior Championships 2020 slated to be held in Auckland, New Zealand, has been cancelled owing to the coronavirus crisis.
BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said: "We are of course disappointed not to be able to stage the 2020 version of the BWF World Junior Championships, but the entry restrictions in place and complexities related to the COVID-19 situation makes it impossible for the event to be planned and therefore hosted in New Zealand in January 2021 as currently scheduled."
The apex body of Badminton has accepted a proposal of New Zealand to stage the 2024 edition as a replacement for the edition lost.
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