The latest official announcement! The third Asian Youth Conference will be postponed to December nex

Original title: the latest official announcement! The third Asian Youth Conference will be postponed to December next year
Novel coronavirus pneumonia (China Daily) Yang Lixuan (South Korea daily) (reporter / Yang Lixuan) the Chinese Olympic Committee announced in September 8th that the third Asian Youth Association, scheduled to be held in Shantou, Guangdong, will be postponed until from December 20 to 28, 2022, due to the current global new crown pneumonia epidemic. The name of the Games "the third Asian Youth Games in 2021" and the logo of the Games remain unchanged.
The Chinese Olympic Committee said that the decision was made after in-depth discussion among the Asian Olympic Council, the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Organizing Committee of the third Asian Youth Games, in order to safeguard the common interests of all relevant national / regional Olympic committees and ensure the safety and health of athletes and all participants. The Chinese Olympic Committee will continue to work closely with all relevant parties to properly carry out follow-up work.
Shantou Executive Committee of the Asian Youth Conference said that it understood and supported the decision to postpone the holding of the third Asian Youth Conference and would continue to make every effort to make preparations for the third Asian Youth Conference in accordance with the requirements of "simplicity, safety and excellence".
In March 2019, Shantou won the right to host the third Asian Youth Conference. In November 2020, the Organizing Committee of the third Asian Youth Conference was established, and the holding time, competition items, emblem, mascot and theme slogan of the Asian Youth Conference were officially released.
It is understood that there are 18 events in the third Asian Youth Association, including track and field, swimming, football, three person basketball, gymnastics, golf, table tennis, windsurfing, surfing, martial arts, badminton, taekwondo, rock climbing, handball, dragon boat, rugby, beach volleyball and street dance. According to the principle of "thrifty competition", 25 newly-built and upgraded venues and athletes' villages in Shantou have been basically completed.