Muscat: The World Athletics Council has decided that Oman will host the 2022 World Race Walking Team Championships, originally scheduled for Minsk in Belarus.

The World Athletics decision was announced today at the Council meeting in Tokyo. The event will be held on April 23-24.

The Council decision comes as a result of a report prepared by the World Athletics Risk Committee, which concluded that uncertainties around diplomatic relations and international travel restrictions with regard to Belarus would impact significantly on the staging of the championships in Minsk next year.Oman Observer