Xinhua News Agency, Fuzhou, August 18-- The International School Sport Federation announced that the 18th ISF Gymnasiade(School Summer Games)- Jinjiang 2020 due to run from October 16-23, 2021 will be rescheduled to November 26-December 3, 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International School Sport Federation, the China School Sports Federation, and the ISF Jinjiang 2020 Gymnasiade Executive Committee said in a joint statement that all organising parties have taken the safety of student athletes and all participants involved as the priority. In view of the current global COVID-19 pandemic situation and feedback from ISF members, the joint decision has been made to postpone the event.

In October 2017, Jinjiang won the right to host the 18th ISF Gymnasiade. The event originally scheduled to be held from October 17-24, 2020 is now postponed again.

Founded in 1974, the Gymnasiade is the event of the highest level hosted by the International School Sport Federation. In 1998, the 11th Gymnasiade was held in Shanghai, China.