In view of Japan's new crown epidemic and many other considerations, FINA urgently announced on April 1st local time that the diving World Cup and Olympic qualifying competition originally planned to be held in Tokyo, Japan from April 18 to 23 will be cancelled.
The FINA said that the FINA New Crown Epidemic Task Force issued a recommendation that it is currently unable to provide health and safety guarantees for World Cup participants; members of the associations reported that Japanese embassies around the world have not yet started work on travel visas.
In addition, Japan's epidemic prevention and control requirements for overseas personnel to be quarantined for three days after entry will inevitably lead to financial problems such as changes in the itinerary of World Cup participants and cost overruns.
The FINA stated that based on the above situation, in order to ensure the safety and health of athletes, coaches, officials and members of various associations, the only decision to cancel the Diving World Cup can be made.
The Diving World Cup is the world's highest level diving event organized by the FINA. It is also called the "Three World Diving Championships" together with the World Swimming Championships and the Olympic Games. It is held every two years. The World Cup held in the same year of the Olympic Games also assumes Olympic qualifications. The tasks of the competition and the test competition.
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