The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to COVID-19 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic the International Canoe Federation cancelled or postponed all international canoeing competitions until the end of May. It was also inevitable to cancel the 2020 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in London. The same goes for the first scheduled competitions in the ECA Wildwater Canoeing European Cup series.