The domino effect of the postponement of the Tokyo Games to 2021 risks hitting the next edition of the World Games hard. The multi-sport event is scheduled for July 15 to 25, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama (United States.) It is expected to bring together around 3.600 athletes from around a hundred countries in 34 sports. But the possible scheduling of the Tokyo Games during the summer of 2021 would force American organizers to review their plans. There is no question, however, of rushing the decision to postpone. The Spaniard José Perurena, the president of the International World Games Federation (and the International Canoe Federation), explained this to Around the Rings : " When the new date of the Olympic Games is known, we will take the necessary measures. We are on “stand-by” until the announcement of the IOC’s decision. » But the Spanish leader makes it clear: the World Games in Birmingham will not be canceled.
