{"id":333,"date":"2020-10-13T17:56:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imssc.org\/mstr\/2020\/10\/13\/cancellation-of-the-masters-sprint-games-2021-and-masters-allround-games-2021-shift-to-2022\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T17:32:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:32:31","slug":"cancellation-of-the-masters-sprint-games-2021-and-masters-allround-games-2021-shift-to-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imssc.org\/mstr\/cancellation-of-the-masters-sprint-games-2021-and-masters-allround-games-2021-shift-to-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"MSG and MAG 2021, postponed until 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday afternoon, October 11, the IMSSC, in a video conference with the representatives of 15 countries, decided not to hold Masters Sprint Games (MSG2021) and no Masters Allround Games (MAG2021). Both championships are postponed until the 2021-2022 season.<\/p>\n

Two options were discussed intensively in the video conference on 11 October. The1st<\/sup>\u00a0option was to postpone the decision to proceed with MSG2021 and MAG2021 until 31 December 2020. The other option was to immediately clarify whether MSG2021 and MAG2021 will continue.<\/p>\n

The following arguments were central to the decision not<\/strong> to organize MSG2021 and MAG2021 in 2021:<\/p>\n

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  1. The developments of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide make very small chances that travel from all countries that are members of the IMSSC to Berlin and Kolomna respectively is possible.<\/li>\n
  2. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is under global control, a number of older masters, in order not to be at health risk, will decide not to participate in MSG2021 and\/or MAG2021.<\/li>\n
  3. Given the current developments worldwide of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unlikely that a “normal” situation will be in the spring of 2021 in December 2020.<\/li>\n
  4. In spring 2021, a vaccine is not yet available on a large scale in which all masters, prior to MSG2021 and MAG2021, can be vaccinated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In IMSSC\u2019s opinion, this means that there is a very high chance that no “full-fledged” world championships can be organised in 2021. Therefore, the best option now, mid-October 2020, is to clarify the non-continuation of MSG2021 and MAG2021. At the IMSSC meeting on 11 October 2020 it was also decided that in 2020-2021 a number of international masters competitions to enable master speedskaters to set new IMSSC world records . The most actual IMSSC competition calendar is already published (as a PDF-document) on the IMSSC under “News”.<\/p>\n

    Tjeerd Smies\u00a0 – President of the IMSSC
    \n13 October 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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