2020 Youth Sailing World Championships cancelled

by World Sailing 13 May 2020 13:32 PDT July 2021

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan (NZL) - Day 5 - Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships © Jacek Kwiatkowski / World Sailing

World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 edition of the Youth Sailing World Championships that was scheduled to be held in Salvador, Brazil from 12 - 19 December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its 50-year history, the Youth Worlds regularly attracts the best youth sailors from upwards of 60 nations. World Sailing's Board of Directors and the Confederação Brasileira de Vela (CBVela) agreed to cancel the event in anticipation of global travel restrictions and to ensure the health and well-being of athletes, coaches, parents, officials and suppliers.

World Sailing and CBVela are now discussing the possibility of hosting the Youth Worlds in Brazil at the earliest opportunity.

The 2021 edition of the Youth Worlds will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands in July 2021.

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2020 Youth Sailing World Championships cancelled

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