CNN —The 2023 World Beach Games, scheduled to take place in Bali next month, have been canceled after hosts Indonesia suddenly withdrew from the tournament.
“It is with great surprise and extreme disappointment that ANOC has learnt that the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) has withdrawn from its commitment to host the ANOC World Beach Games and the ANOC General Assembly in August 2023,” ANOC said in a statement Tuesday.
Indonesia’s withdrawal from the World Beach Games at such a late hour caught the organizing body off guard.
“The situation is felt to be getting more difficult because several sponsors of the 2nd ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 have also announced their withdrawal,” Raja Sapta said.
CNN has reached out to ANOC and the KOI for further comment on Indonesia’s withdrawal from the tournament.
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ANOC, ” ANOC, Wayan Koster, Koster, Israel, “ ANOC, Dito Ariotedjo, Raja Sapta Oktohari, ” Raja Sapta
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