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TOKYO (Reuters) - The
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said on Tuesday it has
cancelled the Artistic All-Around World Cup in Tokyo, which was
also to be a test event for the Olympics this summer, due to
difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event, which had been scheduled for May 4, was meant to
conclude this year's all-around series.
However, the cancellation of two earlier events led to the
scrapping of the series as qualifiers, the governing body said
in a statement.
"For this reason, the decision has been taken to cancel the
World Cup in Japan, especially given the current travel
restrictions and difficulties worldwide as well as the measures
taken by the Japanese authorities to limit the rate of
coronavirus infections in the country ahead of the Olympic
Games," the federation said.
In a separate statement, Tokyo 2020 organisers said they would
hold an operational test event on May 4 with a national
gymnastics event, adding that there was no change to the May 8
rhythmic gymnastics test event.
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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