The artistic gymnastics World Cup scheduled to take place in Doha in April has been canceled "in light of the current situation in the Middle East," the sport's world governing body has said.

The artistic gymnastics World Cup scheduled to take place in Doha in April has been canceled "in light of the current situation in the Middle East," the sport's world governing body has said.

"World Gymnastics reports that, following an urgent online vote and in light of the current situation in the Middle East, its executive committee has decided to cancel the 2026 edition of the Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Doha, scheduled to take place from April 15 to 18," World Gymnastics said in a statement late on Friday night.

"The event will not be rescheduled," it added.

Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began, many teams had cancelled their application for the competitions held in the Middle East, reports Xinhua.