Weightlifting has lost one of its most important Olympic qualifying events because of yet another coronavirus-related postponement.
It means the sport’s governing body, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will ask for a further extension to Olympic qualifying, which is due to end on April 30.
Approval from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would appear to be a formality as qualifying in some other sports - most notably athletics - runs until late June.
The IWF Junior World Championships is a gold event that offers maximum Tokyo 2020 ranking points.
It was to have been hosted by Saudi Arabia from March 10 to 17 but has been put back to May because of the pandemic, with precise dates yet to be fixed.
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