BEIJING: World swimming governing body FINA announced on Thursday (March 19) that the diving and artistic swimming Olympic qualification events will be postponed to June due to concerns over Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, with place and exact dates to be determined at a later date.
In consultation with the International Olympic Committee and the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, FINA decided to postpone the FINA Diving World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Tokyo on April 21-26 and FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament scheduled to be held from April 30 to May 3.
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