2020 WSF World C'ship events canceled.

ISLAMABAD -- The 2020 World Squash Federation (WSF) Women's World Team Squash Championship - which was originally scheduled to take place in Kuala Lumpur in December before being postponed until 2021 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This was announced by WSF and the Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM), said a press release issued here.

In addition, the WSF confirmed that the 2020 WSF World Junior Squash Championships - which had been postponed from its original dates on the Gold Coast in July, 2020 - would no longer go ahead.

The WSF had been working closely with SRAM to find alternative dates in March and April for the Women's World Team Championship following the postponement from December, and the two organisations were also in discussions to hold the postponed World Junior Championships alongside the team championships.

However, due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact that Kuala Lumpur has now been placed under Movement Control Order, the WSF and SRAM have made the difficult decision to cancel both tournaments.

The WSF Women's World Team Squash Championship first took place in 1979 and the 2020 instalment - which was due to be held at the Bukit...