UIPM Junior and Youth World Championships postponed due to COVID-19 Wednesday, 13 January 2021
This year s International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Junior and Youth World Championships have been postponed because of the coronavirus crisis.
Both events had been set to take place in in Alexandria in Egypt next month but have now been moved to July following a vote by the UIPM Executive Board.
The Youth World Championships are now scheduled for July 4 to 10, with the Junior World Championships set to follow from July 11 to 17.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions faced by teams coming into Egypt were taken into account in a report presented to the Executive Board by local organisers in Alexandria.