FINA Adult World Championship (also known as Masters) was also postponed to May 31, 2022 to June 9.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 4 (reporter Zhou Xin) FINA announced on the 4th that the world swimming championships originally planned to be held in Fukuoka, Japan, in July 2021 was postponed to May 13-29.
At the end of March, the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee jointly declared that the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games was held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, which happened to be in a collision with the scheduled world swimming championships.
Magrioni, president of FINA, said: “After contacting relevant people and listening to their opinions, we are convinced that the decision made will provide the best conditions for all participants to participate in the competition. We look forward to witnessing the contest between the world’s highest-level athletes in Fukuoka in 2022. In this unprecedented uncertain period, FINA hopes to announce the competition time of the Fukuoka World Championship, which will make everyone’s plan clearer.”
In addition, the FINA Adult World Championship (also known as the Masters) was postponed to May 31, 2022 to June 9.