As per report the postponement of the FIFA U-17 Women's world cup, scheduled to be played in november in india, will not derail preparations for the tournament as the country is still committed to "delivering a memorable" meet whenever it is possible, roma Khanna, the tournament director of the local Organising Committee, said.
FIFA, the world's governing body for football, on saturday announced that it took the decision to postpone the U-17 Women's world cup after FIFA-Confederations working group, which was recently established by the Bureau of the FIFA Council to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, recommended the same. The U-17 world cup was scheduled to be held at five venues in india from november 2-21. "We were, of course, looking forward to the tournament but everyone understands the current situation and has been supportive," roma told IANS in an interview.
She said "The fact that three of the venues (Kolkata, Navi mumbai, Guwahati) have already hosted a FIFA tournament in the past helps and the other venues seem on track. Everyone is committed to ensuring that this does not impact us much and we move ahead with our planning and deliver a memorable U-17 Women's world cup in India". The coronavirus pandemic has virtually stopped all sporting activities in the world with mega tournaments like Euro 2020 and Copa America being pushed back, besides the tokyo olympics also meeting the same fate.
