Netball World Youth Cup

Fiji's Netball World Cup cancelled because of Covid-19

This morning the International Netball Federation announced its decision to cancel the tournament which had been set to take place from 2-11 December in Suva.

The decision was made by the INF Board at a meeting on 12 March which reportedly included discussions on all the risks related to hosting the event during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The INF said the move was made with the safety and wellbeing of participants and the Fijian population at the heart of the decision.

Netball World Youth Cup in Fiji postponed

The decision comes only weeks after qualifying events in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Oceania were cancelled, with the remaining spots determined via world ranking points.

The World Youth Cup was scheduled to be held in Suva in June, with Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands set to represent the Pacific.

But the International Netball Federation said, given the ongoing uncertainty because of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the risk to people's health, restrictions on global travel and quarantine requirements, the decision was made to postpone the event.