24. März 2020  
New Jersey, USA  
Wheel Gymnastics

IRV postponed Wheel Gymnastics Worlds to Summer 2021

According to a message from the "International Wheel Gymnastics Federation" (IRV), the 14th Rhönrad World Championships planned for 2020, July 13th - 18st in New Jersey have been postponed by a year to an undetermined summer date in 2021.
* The date of the "Team World Championships" scheduled for May next year in Leipzig is not affected by a move!
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** Official Statement of the I R V:
"Dear Wheel Gymnasts,
The coronavirus is keeping the world in suspense. People are living in lockdown, training facilities are closed and countries have issued travel bans. We thought we could wait until the end of April to make a decision about the World Championships due to take place in New Jersey in July this year. As it turns out, with the virus progressing so fast and the situation changing by the hour, we do not have time to wait – we need to act now.
In close co-operation with the local organisers in the US, and with great sadness, we have made a joint decision to postpone the championships until summer 2021.

We know that this will be difficult for all of you who have already booked flights, registered for accommodation and made plans to travel to the US, to support the athletes in New Jersey. However, the health and safety of all participants is our highest priority, and given the current global pandemic, this was the only “right” decision we could make.

Our decision to postpone the World Championships will not affect our plans for the Team World Championships in May next year in Leipzig, Germany. This means that 2021 will be an exciting year with two major IRV events." More details will be released later this week.
* Source: I R V press release


!! - 23-April 2020:
   * The 14. Wheel Gymnastics Worlds will take part at 2021, Mai 15 in Leipzig (GER)
      ►► as a part of the German Gymnastics Festival