World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said Friday the next athletics world championships, slated for August 2021 in Oregon, could be moved to 2022 following the postponement of this summer's Olympic Games for about a year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"Nobody saw this problem (with the virus). ... So the flexibility here is very important," Coe told Japanese media via teleconference.
Should the biennial championships be postponed for a year, he said it is still possible to "have a 2022 and 2023 championships back to back," while noting it is still speculation at the moment.