China News Service, November 25. According to the website of the International Skating Federation, according to the latest development of the new crown epidemic, the International Skating Federation has once again updated the schedule of recent events, including the speed skating World Cup Changchun station and other events have been cancelled.
According to the adjusted schedule, the cancelled events include the speed skating World Cup races originally scheduled to be held in Changchun from February 17-18, 2021, and the tricks originally scheduled to be held in Harbin from March 1-7, 2021. Skating World Junior Championships.
The speed skating World Cup race that was originally scheduled to be held in Heerenveen on March 6-7, 2021 was also cancelled.
The 2021 Short Track Speed Skating World Championship will be held in Dordrecht from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
In terms of speed skating, the International Skating Federation decided to focus several events in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, including the European Championships on January 16-17, 2021 and the two World Cup races in late January.
Earlier, the ISU announced the cancellation of the 2020-21 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup originally planned to be held in Beijing, which is the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics short track speed skating test competition.
After evaluating the alternative dates and locations for the 2021 ISU World Speed Skating Championships, the ISU Council agreed to move the championship to Heerenveen, the Netherlands.
The ISU stated in the announcement that all other ISU competitions in the 2020-21 season will still be arranged as shown in the international skating league calendar. The board of directors will reassess the situation and tentatively schedule the next time it will be held on December 10, 2020. The necessary decisions are made at the meeting.
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