Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has
decided to reschedule the World Junior Championships, which was slated to be
held in Auckland, New Zealand in September this year. The tournament will now
be held from January 11-24, 2021.
The event will be preceded by the World Junior Mixed Team Championships with the BWF scheduling it from January 11 to 16. BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund said: "With all things considered, we believe the move is the best option in order to avoid any possible complexities linked to travel and other lingering COVID-19-related impacts. IANS