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World Athletics U20 Championships postponed

From left: Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei, Sports CS Amina Mohamed, IAAF President SEbastian Coe and Sports PS Peter Kaberia during the launch of cmpetion website in Monaco on November 23, 2019. [Robin Toskin, Standard]

The World Athletics U20 Championships, that was scheduled to take place in Nairobi on July 7-12, 2020, have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision, announced late in the evening, came only a few hours after International Olympic Committee postponed the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo until next year.

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