The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has decided to postpone the World Summer Universiade in Chengdu, China to 2023.

This was reported by the press service of FISU.

Initially, the competition was supposed to take place in August 2021, but it was decided to postpone it to June 26 - July 7 this year due to the coronavirus pandemic..

Recently, a new outbreak of the disease has been observed in China, so the organizers again postponed the Universiade until next year..

" Their well-being always comes first for us,"

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Earlier it was reported that the Summer Universiade 2023 was postponed from Russia.