Gymnastics take a look at occasion cancelled forward of Tokyo Olympics
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A gymnastics take a look at occasion for the postponed Tokyo Olympics that will have included athletes from outdoors Japan was cancelled on Tuesday.
The Japan Gymnastics Association and worldwide governing physique FIG stated the Tokyo World Cup, scheduled for May 4, would have been the final in a collection of three following occasions in Germany and Britain. They had been each additionally referred to as off.
The worldwide occasion will probably be changed by a neighborhood occasion with solely Japanese gymnasts to check the venue for the upcoming Olympics. Travel restrictions had been cited as a first-rate purpose for the cancellation.
The Tokyo Olympics are to open on July 23. They face robust opposition in Japan with fears in regards to the pandemic and athletes from overseas being allowed to enter the nation.
The Olympics includes 11,000 athletes and tens of hundreds of officers, judges, VIPs, sponsors, media and broadcasters.