Next month’s European Track Championships have been cancelled as a result of the ongoing political situation in Belarus.
The five-day championships were scheduled to start on 23 June in Minsk.
On Sunday, Belarus scrambled a warplane to force a passenger plane to land in Minsk in order to arrest a journalist.
Enrico Della Casa, president of the European Cycling Union (UEC), said the organisation was now looking for another venue.
“We have recently been monitoring the situation with the Belarus Cycling…
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