MEDIA
RELEASE
Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships
cancelled
For immediate release on 2 July 2021
Following a review of the 2022
Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships scheduled to take place in
India, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the event. This comes
after careful consideration of several factors, including the continued
uncertainty created by the ongoing global pandemic.
The decision was taken by Commonwealth Games India (CGI) Executive
Board with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).
CGF President Dame Louise Martin DBE
said: “We
are disappointed that the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships
will no longer take place however, this is the right decision to take in the
current climate.
Despite this news, there are numerous key learnings that
will benefit our ongoing work as we look to innovate and create new
Commonwealth Sport Properties. The Chandigarh 2022 concept has identified
exciting opportunities regarding future co-hosting possibilities that we must
further explore.
We very much are looking forward to welcoming Team India to
the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.”
ENDS
About the CGF
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the organisation that is responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games, and for delivering on the vision of the Commonwealth Sports Movement: through sport, we build peaceful, sustainable and prosperous communities across the Commonwealth.
For more information
please contact:
CGF Media and Communications Manager
Tom
Degun