Another gymnastics competition canceled in Baku

The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup planned to be held in Baku has been put off, Report informs, citing the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).

The FIG noted that the new dates would be announced later.

The World Cup, which is qualifying for the 32nd Summer Olympics in Tokyo, was scheduled to take place on April 24-26, 2020.

Meanwhile, the World Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Sofia (April 10-12) and the World Cup (April 17-19) in Tashkent have been postponed indefinitely. Italy also rescheduled the Pesaro World Cup from April 3-5 to June 5-7.

It is to be reminded that the new coronavirus emerged at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, the most populous city and the capital of China’s Hubei. The virus, named COVID-19, spread across the globe, turning into a pandemic.

As measures of fighting the further spread of COVID-19, many countries have closed borders, cut flights, and either canceled or postponed public events.

The total number of people infected with COVID-19 recently exceeded 174,000.