LONDON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Next year's Badminton World Championships are set to be rescheduled because of a clash with the new dates for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said it was working with organizers in Huelva, Spain to find a new time slot, after the 2020 Olympics were postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It is not yet clear whether the World Championships will be held in 2021 or delayed until 2022.
"The BWF is aware of the need to reschedule the 2021 World Championships normally staged in August, with suitable alternatives being discussed with hosts Spain," the BWF said in a statement.
The postponement of the Olympic Games has caused widespread disruption to the sporting calendar in 2021.
World Athletics has already confirmed it will push back its World Championships to 2022, while the World Aquatics Championships could also be delayed by a year.
